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Gold Sustaining Member Profile ased in St. Paul, Minnesota, Ecolab is the leading provider of cleaning, food safety and health protection products and services. Around the world, it operates directly in 70 countries, employing more than 26,000 associates, and reaching customers in roughly 100 other countries through distributors, licensees and export operations. B ounded in 1923, Ecolab serves customers in a variety of markets, including foodservice, hospitality, healthcare, and food and beverage industries, helping them to achieve cleaner, safer and healthier environments. Ecolab uses an integrated systems approach to food safety and brand protection issues. Innovative solutions such as automated product dispensing systems, specialized solid detergents, and EPA-registered sanitizers combine with Ecolab’s promise of service excellence to provide customers with uncompromised cleanliness and operational efficiency in any market. At the start of the food chain, Ecolab associates provide customers with premium cleaning and sanitation products, programs, and expertise in food production environments. For example, the Ecolab Livestock Disease Intervention™ program is aimed at helping control cross contamination within animal production facilities, between such facilities, and between production facilities and processing plants. Ecolab also provides complete udder health, hoof management, and fly control programs for dairy production facilities. Reducing pathogens and other microbial counts on food surfaces in the processing stage, meanwhile, improves the quality and shelf life of food products such as meat, poultry, seafood, fruits and vegetables.These patented food surface treatments are effective solutions for minimizing microbial contamination during processing. F Contamination at any point in a food processing operation can shut down plant operations, costing customers time and money. Therefore, Ecolab also provides custom-designed programs to meet the individual needs of food and beverage processing plants, as well as foodservice and food retail businesses. The emphasis is on sanitation, structural concerns within a facility, and preventative exclusion services for pests in every aspect of the food production process. Once the food supply reaches foodservice vendors, Ecolab offers numerous high-quality, patented product solutions to help prevent many of the leading causes of foodborne illnesses. These include products to improve employee hygiene practices and sanitize the kitchen equipment used to prepare or serve food, as well as highperformance detergents and cleansers to sanitize every surface within a facility. In fact, Ecolab personnel hygiene programs provide comprehensive, worker-focused hygiene systems including hand cleaners and sanitizers, doorway sanitizing systems for food processors, state-of-the-art, no-touch dispensers, and employee training. Finally, Ecolab provides a comprehensive intervention program that focuses on compliance. Ecolab’s quality assurance food safety management program helps customers establish a routine program of self-inspection, provide comprehensive employee training, and conduct periodic independent audits to help identify areas in need of improvement. It also brings Ecolab’s commitment to its customers full circle. For more information, visit www.ecolab.com or call 651.293.2233. JUNE 2009 | FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS 369

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