As more and more people are learning about the many benefits of eating fresh produce, there are more eyes on your produce. They’re assessing the quality of the produce you offer and making sure that what they buy is in good condition. However, there are worries about the safety of eating produce because of the many outbreaks of harmful bacteria and other contaminants that can cause a foodborne illness. Even bacteria that don’t cause health problems can cause damage to your business. It can cause the fruits and vegetables to spoil too quickly, reducing their shelf life and causing produce that could have been saved to end up in the trash.
All of these problems are caused by microbes, and you need sanitation solutions for produce that can get rid of these microbes. Because produce is often eaten raw, it’s especially important to make sure that it’s as clean and sanitary as possible. Fruits and vegetables have unique needs among the many foods that are sold because they grow in the ground and can be contaminated with a number of microbes that are present in the soil. There are few ways to kill the unwanted bacteria on produce other than to use an effective sanitation solution. One of these is our Ecolab produce wash that handles some of the worst, most risky bacteria that can be found on fresh fruit and vegetables. You can’t use a floral preservative for a job that requires a specialized solution.
Killing Bacteria
A lot of antimicrobial washes aren’t very specific about what will be killed by them. It’s important to have one that will kill the most common contaminants that cause the infamous outbreaks. These include E.coli and similar microbes, salmonella, and listeria. These are serious contaminants that can be fatal in some people who get infected with them. ProduceMaxx® is a produce sanitation wash that kills all of these infectious microbes. It’s well worth it to introduce a produce-washing step to the stocking process so that the produce will be clean, fresh, and will last longer on the shelf. It can also help you avoid an outbreak that could be costly for your business.
The microbes should be killed effectively by the product you choose, and ours is highly effective. Some sanitation treatments are used to kill the microbes that end up in the wash water so that any pathogens won’t cross-contaminate the produce. However, ours is also used to reduce the number of microbes that are on the produce itself.
A lot of things will kill microbes, but not all of them are approved for contact with food. Our produce wash follows all of the regulations set forth by the FDA and the EPA. ProduceMaxx® has an FDA Notification Letter that gives it approval for use in contact with food. It’s also a registered product with the EPA. It can be used for washing whole or cut produce items. And not only will it sanitize produce, but it can also be used for crisping. This gives you one product that gives you multiple uses to make the entire process faster and easier.