The health and well-being of food handlers and proper hygiene practices often gets over-looked when push comes to shove in the retail food industry.

The food industry and regulatory agencies have both been reluctant to suggest that consumers bear some responsibility for the safe handling of foods.

With a little planning upfront and by focusing on key aspects of the plumbing system design, it is relatively simple to have a plant that is safe from contamination and easy to maintain.  

Meritech has introduced a new line of boot scrubbing machines that completely sanitize employees’ rubber boots by continuously applying strong sanitizing solution through a series of high-pressure nozzle jets onto continuously rotating brushes.

Clean ice, clean ice storage bins and sanitary handling practices are the key to improving product quality.      

Several methods have been developed to extract and test for total norovirus contamination in foods; however, there are no internationally recognized standard methods to date.

Personal hygiene should be an integral part of the food quality and safety for each and every food processor.

Food safety considerations regarding hand washing are not confined to foodservice workers or food production and processing employees.

Good personal hygiene is directly linked to good Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures.  

If there ever was a solution for reducing outbreak risk, it’s good handwashing management.