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Dry food (tea) storage on floors with epoxy paint coating

Started by , Nov 14 2018 04:59 PM
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Can dry food products like tea be stored directly on the floor if we have a epoxy paint coating on the floor
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nope. your products should always be off the floor (floods, critters, filth). The easiest route is to use pallets/skids to put your products on. You can then easily move them for cleaning and protect goods from damage

Hi Hriday,

 

Indeed, that isn't a good practice. There shouldn't be any contact with the floor. 

 

Be sure to use food grade materials to store your products, to avoid any contamination of the tea.

 

Kind regards,

 

Gerard Heerkens

Can dry food products like tea be stored directly on the floor if we have a epoxy paint coating on the floor

 

Hi Hriday - I used to be quality manager at a tea factory & I agree with the other comments - definitely not.

 

Whilst the aW won't support microbiological growth, microbiological contamination is still possible & also foreign body contamination & pests too.

 

As you know tea is also very hygroscopic & absorbs taints/odours very quickly so is best kept off the floor in sealed units until packed into customer packaging format.


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