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Practical guide: Listeria protocol

Many companies in the food industry have successfully addressed their Listeria issue with assistance from SimpelDesinfecteren. This company has been successfully supplying the Nocotech disinfection system to the food ind..

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Pool of cleaning professionals guarantees continuity

10 October 2017

“For us, continuity is the most important thing of all,” says Robert-Jan Weel from Meatstreet, a meat processing company. By that, he means not only a consistently high level of hygiene but also continuity in the standar...

Cleaning versus food safety

10 October 2017

If the structure and the criteria for cleaning activities are properly defined, monitored, adjusted as necessary and optimised, the food safety risks can be managed while also reducing the cleaning costs. However, this r...

Naleving slachthuizen hoog

10 October 2017

Roodvleesslachthuizen leven wet- en regelgeving over het algemeen goed na. Dat blijkt uit de 2e naleefmonitor roodvleesslachthuizen van de NVWA. Bij roodvlees gaat het om vlees van runderen, paarden, varkens, schapen en ...

SELECT partnership concept

13 June 2017

“Complete, high-quality cleaning equipment is in high demand,” says Marc Rosendahl, director of Brilliant Group. “Customers are increasingly asking us to help them develop policies for cleaning and disinfecting their ...

Ensuring hygiene is always up to audit standards

13 June 2017

As a company, how far do you need to go in terms of working hygienically? Gert Visscher, director of Eco2Clean, regularly asks food manufacturing companies that question. There is no clear-cut answer. One thing he does k...

The impact of stainless steel on food quality

13 June 2017

Stainless steel was developed in America over a hundred years ago for use in the weapons industry. Nowadays, stainless steel – based on the combination of iron, chromium, nickel and often also molybdenum – has become an ...

High-care, high-risk and clean-room technology

09 May 2017

Customers and governments alike are imposing ever-stricter microbiological requirements on food. Therefore, although cost-intensive, it is definitely advisable to use a high-care area when working with higher-risk food p...

Hygiene matters

09 May 2017

Hygiene and efficient cleaning processes are essential in ensuring food safety. Surfaces and equipment must be easy to clean, and waste water from cleaning processes must be disposed of quickly through efficient drainage...

New: remote disinfection

09 May 2017

The company called Simpel Desinfecteren has introduced a new disinfection system for permanent installation which automatically disinfects the production area at pre-set times. While the Nocospray and Nocomax disinfec...

‘Hygienic design is about reducing the risk'

09 May 2017

At Dutch Food Industry, we observed one day of the ‘Hygienic Design Training’ by Commercial Food Sanitation, an Intralox company. An international group of food industry professionals went back to school for three days, ...

Responsible packaging

06 March 2017

Since December 2016 Henri van de Bilt, a BRC/IFS-certified manufacturer of meat products, has been disinfecting sustainably using Nocolyse Food. This has enabled the company to integrate extra safety into its disinfectio...

Maintenance and repairs

14 November 2016

The food industry places high demands on floors: they must be able to cope with heavy mechanical loads, be easy to clean thoroughly, offer sufficient anti-slip properties in wet conditions and be resistant to oils, fats ...

Considerable savings

14 November 2016

It’s now almost a year since the Nocospray disinfection concept obtained Ctgb authorisation as a biocide; a good time to take stock of the current situation. “One important finding has been that disinfecting productio...

Modified atmosphere inhibits growth of microorganisms

14 November 2016

‘Can you supply chicken in modified atmosphere packaging?’ After being asked that by the market, Heijs Food Products ended up buying a new packaging machine. Hans van Norden from the poultry processing company explains: ...

‘The problem is, you can’t see it'

14 November 2016

Everything can go without a hitch for years: low microbiological values, passing ATP tests with flying colours...until an unexpected outbreak of microorganisms occurs. This is a sign of the presence of biofilm, an invisi...