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Stacys

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Posted 10 March 2022 - 08:30 PM

We are a food plant facility of dry mixing ingredients. When we do allergen changeovers we do a sanitation, then we test. After the test has passed we sanitize with a bleach/water spray.  We are wondering what is the possibility of using baby wipes or some form of wipes instead of bleach/water spray?



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Posted 10 March 2022 - 08:45 PM

Nope

 

The chemicals in those items (even chlorox brand kitchen wipes when you read the fine print) are meant to be followed with a potable water rinse for food contact

 

Plus a fine mist is able to get into all the nooks and crannies that will be missed when wiping


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Posted 11 March 2022 - 08:00 AM

The item below mayl work, but bring your checkbook.   

 

 

https://www.bestsani...nitizing-wipes/
 


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Posted 11 March 2022 - 11:12 AM

There are specialised products intended for this application and I'm used to food manufacturers using things like this: Rentex 80% Alcohol Disinfectant Wipes 550 Tub Antibacterial Kills 99.9% (rentexhygiene.co.uk)

 

I think just the odour associated with baby wipes would make them unsuitable, but they aren't designed for environmental hygiene...


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Posted 11 March 2022 - 12:14 PM

The item below mayl work, but bring your checkbook.   

 

 

https://www.bestsani...nitizing-wipes/
 

This is what we use when we have to. It is expensive. The wipes are only allowed to be used by QC. The extras are kept in a locked storage closet. When COVID was really bad and Clorox wipes were hard to come by - employees tried to take these and use them to sanitize office areas. I nixed that one really fast.

 

Single use towels (use once then launder) and bleach spray is an option too.





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