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Esther

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Posted 18 July 2017 - 09:11 PM

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

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Esther



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Posted 19 July 2017 - 04:43 AM

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

 

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Posted 20 July 2017 - 09:49 PM

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"

 

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Esther





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