Biofilm Isn’t Seasonal. Production and Regular Sanitation Are.
Many of the packinghouses and processing facilities in the produce industry follow a seasonal production schedule to match the growing cycles of the fruits and vegetables they process. This creates unique challenges across the organization: production, maintenance and sanitation schedules are all impacted. This is added to additional product and consumer challenges, from the high incoming load of microorganisms on agricultural products to how the final customer consumes the product: usually uncooked and often unfortunately unwashed.
Sterilex’s seasonal HIBRnate (High Intensity Biofilm Removal) biofilm control program can help reduce downtime during production season by offseason targeting hard to kill pathogens like Listeria monocytogenes and removing the structure where they are most protected: biofilm.
Sterilex’s proprietary PerQuat®-based disinfectants and biofilm removal agents are specifically designed to eliminate bacteria within microbial harborage sites and remove biofilm in your facility or packinghouse. It can be used to disinfect specific processing rooms or pieces of equipment on a regular or as-needed basis.
HIBRnate Benefits
Seasonal Reset: Total Facility Microbial Baselining
- Disinfects and removes biofilm in areas not regularly scheduled for sanitation cycles
- Eliminates microbial harborage niches throughout the entire facility to reach a new level of facility cleanliness
- Off-season kill step to remove accumulated biofilm and pathogens
Total Equipment Control
- Decontaminates and removes biofilm prior to equipment transport
- Safely prepare dormant equipment for production season
- Isolates and allows for clean breaks on high risk equipment
Higher Product Yields
- Less product on hold, downgraded or discarded due to microbial contamination
- Program is implemented outside of regular seasonal production
- Extend production runs by reducing biofilm niches and cross contamination points
Improved Regulatory Compliance
- Inspector, auditor and customer satisfaction with a best practice biofilm control program
- Proven disinfection tool in the food safety plan
Confidence in Your Process
- Chemistry specifically designed for disinfection in food manufacturing environments
- Pathogen and biofilm control around unplanned and unscheduled maintenance events
