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Food Safety

"AutoMist also minimizes fire risk every day by keeping the
hood, flue and fan area clean."
With daily cleanings, grease no longer accumulates over time,
which helps keep the operation clean and employees safe,
Murphy says.
In addition to automation, keeping up with new Food Safety
Modernization Act (FSMA) regulations is top of mind for providers of cleaning and sanitizing solutions, Murphy says.

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"FSMA has made the industry as a whole shift to preventing
food contamination rather than only focusing on reaction
methods," she says.
It's easier to keep facilities clean and sanitized if there's less
waste to begin with, and Restaurant Technologies has worked
with its customers to make sure their kitchens and other facilities are as "green" as possible.
"Sustainable practices have become a primary objective
for many foodservice operators and will continue to be the
trend," Murphy says. "Operators are finally realizing that
green technology helps decrease waste, reduce their environmental footprint and increase recycling. Many are turning to
their vendor partners to find new solutions, and our technology is one of the many solutions that help operators achieve
their sustainability objectives."
Penn Valley, California-based Best Sanitizers Inc.'s Alpet line
of hand soaps, hand sanitizers and surface sanitizers are commonly used in the foodservice industry, says April ZemanLowe, the company's national account manager.
In particular, the company's Alpet D2 surface sanitizers are
extremely effective at sanitizing food and non-food contact
surfaces, she says. Ideal for water sensitive equipment, the
products kill 99.999% of nine pathogens in 60 seconds on food
contact surfaces.
One trend in the industry, Zeman-Lowe says, is an increased
awareness among food handlers and manufacturers of the
dangers of cross-contamination from footwear. Best Sanitizers' HACCP SmartStep and Defender Footwear systems,
which use Alpet D2, were created to meet that need.
Another trend - demand for environmentally-friendly products - shows no signs of slowing, as products that have potentially harmful ingredients like triclosan are removed from
the market, Zeman-Lowe says.
But it's also important to remember, she says, that the desire
for "green" not come at the expense of food safety.
"Pathogens will always be a part of the picture, and they're
not going to go away by themselves. It's the responsibility
of those in the industry to continue to develop products
with both the environment and the criticality of food safety
at the forefront."

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