When you are in the business of cleaning, processing and packing organic produce keeping the work areas of your facility properly cleaned in accordance with the standard for organic produce established by the FDA and OMRI can be very challenging. Unlike most normal processing plants you cannot use the standard run of the mill cleaning solutions as none of them are considered to be organic. In order to fully clean your facility you can use Sanidate 5.0 as your main cleaning agent. Where many of those non-organic plants use a chlorine based cleaner to "bleach" all surfaces and eliminate dangerous pathogens, chlorine is a chemical cleaner that is not an acceptable alternative in an organic environment. Sanidate 5.0 is a non-chlorine based cleaning solution that is an ultra-high strength fully activated peroxygen cleaner that comes as a concentrate.

It can be used to sanitize hard surface and clean equipment that must be left in place. Sanidate 5.0 can be used in a variety of environments such as food processing and packing sheds as it will eliminate animal health, human and spoilage pathogens on contact to provide complete sanitation. As a chlorine bleach alternative it is fully OMRI and NOP recognized as being in full compliance with the rules established for organic production. It is also fully EPA registered and recognized as an environmentally safe cleaning solution. Not only can you use Sanidate 5.0 to clean all of your hard surfaces, you can add it directly to the water tanks that supply your cleaning spray system to keep them perfectly clean and providing a healthy water spray on the produce that is being processed.

It will prevent the growth and spread of bacterial and fungal diseases that can easily grow on the post-harvest fruit and vegetables that are processed in your facility. To ensure that every nook and cranny in your facility is properly cleaned and disinfected once your cleaning crew has gone through and scrubbed everything down by hand, Sanidate 5.0 is designed to be used in either fogging or foaming equipment. This will allow the cleaning agent to reach into the areas that are hard to reach by hand and might not otherwise be properly disinfected. This process should be a standard part of your daily cleaning regimen to ensure that your facility is completely cleaned and all pathogens are destroyed.

You can also add Sanidate 5.0 to all of your dump tanks, hydro-cooling systems and spray systems as a good way to keep a predetermined residual level of the cleaning agent. This product was developed by AgSolutions Inc. as an alternative to the many toxic cleaning solutions that are still being used in many non-organic food processing plants. Your employees can even keep a spray bottle of this solution on hand to help keep their work areas mold free and clean during their work shift. If you would like to learn more about Sanidate 5.0 and what it can do to keep your food processing plant clean and maintain your organic certification, contact AgSolutions Inc. As the developer of this cleaning agent they can answer any questions you might have.