Cleaner Surfaces = Safer Hands

Surface sanitizers protect the foodservice operator and staff in two important ways:

• First, in the storing, preparing and serving of food, sanitized surfaces are barriers to cross-contamination.
• Second, in the front-of-house operations, sanitized surfaces can break the chain of infections introduced by ill customers. CDC research into the cruise ship industry's battle with recurring norovirus has clearly documented the risk of the ill guest for all foodservice operations.

Technically, effective sanitizers vary widely in their chemistry. Many are eliminated for use in the kitchen because of their food contamination potential or hazardous handling characteristics.

Broad-spectrum efficacy is a must: spores, viruses, fungi, bacteria and mycobacterium. The sanitizer must be fast acting, approved for indirect food contact, environmentally safe and user friendly.

Best Practice. Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is a very effective surface sanitizer. It meets all essential performance criteria as it delivers free chlorine at a neutral ph.

Surface sanitizer checklist:

• Effective sanitizing action
• Broad spectrum activity
• Must penetrate and destroy bio-films
• Fast acting
• Safe in use
• Safe to hands for frequent use
• Non-irritating to eyes
• No residual fragrance and no taste.
• Convenient for use in kitchen
• Spray bottle application OK.
• Low cost per use given frequency need.

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