Do we need a disinfection procedure in an alcohol spirit plant?

Hello Everybody

I would like to know your opinion about this statement I heard from a manager working in a spirit drinks ( gi, vodka,whisky, liqueur, liqueur cream...) factory.

This person said " we do not need any disinfectant product in our cleaning and disinfection procedure because we deal with alcohol and alcohol kills any bacteria, that is why we do not need it".

I do not have a deep experience in the spirit drinks sector so I thought it would be a good idea to ask to those who deal or have experience in this sector.

Thank you in advance

Regards

Esther

Hi Esther,

I think you need to investigate the potential flora present for example, alcohol is not very effective against bacterial spores:
https://www.cdc.gov/...-guidelines.pdf

Kind regards,

Tony

Thank you Grade! for your answer and for the link.

What you said is was I thoguht. I have even thought that spores in a spirit drink can be a risk if you are using that spirit link in a food preparation ( some cake for example).

But what surprised me most was is that statement coming from a food handler . For me it is like if a manager working in a canning factory was to say " we do not disinfect any equipment or any utensil because our product is going through a canning process"

Regards

Esther