Cleaning | Sanitation - Articles - Page 28

TECH FLASH

Are your TTO coders durable enough for your packaging equipment?

Washdowns in meat and poultry facilities can damage sensitive equipment.

Shane O'Halloran

February 26, 2014

To save time and expense, consider coders that can withstand the chemicals and moisture in the washdown environment.

Integrated Pest Management

Pest Control: The best defense? A good offense

Integrated pest management protects profits by relying on maintenance and sanitation for pest control, rather than chemical treatments that may require plant downtime.

Shane O'Halloran

February 7, 2014

Stringent hygiene requirements at food and beverage facilities make an effective pest control program imperative.

Food Safety

Automated cleaning and sanitation saves time, produces better results

CIP and COP systems benefit from automated washing systems that make use of spraying equipment matched to the right chemical media.

Wayne Labs

February 7, 2014

With FSMA in place and many processors seeking GFSI certifications, effective cleaning and sanitation are more important than ever.

3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. invites Student Travel Scholarship Award applications

The program will help students participate in the organization’s annual education program, to be held May 12-16.

Shane O'Halloran

January 24, 2014

To be eligible, a student must be enrolled full time in a food technology, food science, dairy science or related program.

Technology Sourcebook

Hygienic cleaning brushes

January 10, 2014

Vikan hygienic cleaning brushes have a smooth profile and multifunctional grip points.

Technology Sourcebook

Rotary impingement cleaner

January 10, 2014

Suitable for small and mid-sized tank and tote cleaning applications, the Gamajet IX rotary impingement cleaner passes through 3-in. openings.

Field Reports

Faster doors for safer food

Roll-up doors prevent contamination and control air pressure

Wayne Labs

January 10, 2014

“Don’t hold that door open” isn’t a command heard in this food ingredient operation with automatic, high-speed, roll-up doors.

Field Reports

Loud sonic horn shatters boiler ash buildup at brewery

Not a high-fidelity horn, this air-operated device packs a 150 dB wallop of acoustic energy at an Alaskan brewery.

Wayne Labs

January 10, 2014

Alaskan Brewing Company is the first brewery opened in Juneau since Prohibition, and from its beginning in 1986, sought to make high-quality, craft-brewed beer that was cost efficient and environmentally responsible.

Engineering R&D

Using nature’s disinfectants

The photohydroionization disinfection process combines several non-chemical, non-penetrating radiation approaches, which together can effectively kill harmful microorganisms in food, air and water.

Mikell Knights

January 10, 2014

The process has been approved in food processing plants inspected by the USDA, FDA and FSIS

Tech Update