Area of Concern
Sterilex was contacted by a global beverage manufacturer with microbial concerns about their capper chucks across all lines.
Issue
For several years, the plant has encountered intermitent microbial counts outside of their internally established limits on line capper chucks. Current sanitation procedures did not yield consistent results. High microbial counts inside capper chucks may lead to product quality issues, downtime, and loss of product.
Background
Capper chucks contain small harborage sites that make them difficult to thoroughly clean. Other chemistries were trialed after reinstalling the capper chucks but yielded inconsistent results. Sterilex was brought in as a more robust, repeatable addition to the current Sanitation Standard Operating Procedure (SSOP) to eliminate the challenges associated with capper chuck harborage sites.
Recommendations
A part-soaking/COP program including soaking the capper chucks in Sterilex Ultra Disinfectant Cleaner Solution 1 and Sterilex Ultra Activator Solution.
