The Importance of Hygienic Flooring in Food & Beverage Processing Environments

Flowcrete understands that hygiene is of critical

importance in food and beverage processing

environments and with Flowfresh, Flowcrete’s

range of ultra-hygienic cementitious urethane

flooring, the solution begins at ground level.

The Importance of Hygiene in Food & Beverage Processing Environments

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bac•ter•i•a Single-cell organisms that feed on nutrients in their surroundings to reproduce. Pathogenic bacteria are harmful to humans, and can enter the body through contaminated food.

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If you laid 25,000 bacteria cells side by side in a line, they would stretch

one inch

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Bacteria multiply by splitting into halves every 20 minutes, meaning that in just 3 hours one bacterium will become about 1020!

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Foods most prone to bacterial contamination are…

Meat

Raw Shellfish

Poultry

Soft Cheeses

Eggs or foods made with raw eggs

Cold Cooked Seafood

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Approximately 16% of foodborne illness cases are attributed to a contaminated processing environment.

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Common types of Bacteria that contaminate food are…

P E-coli

P Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

P Staphylococcus Aureus

P Salmonella Typhi

P MRSA

P Streptococcus Pyogenes

P Proteus Vulgaris

P Enterococcus Faecalis

P Listeria Weshimen

P SARS Coronousitus

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(× 1000) (× 10)

E. coli causes an estimated 25,000 cases of food poisoning in the United States each year and kills about 100 people.

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Listeriosis causes an estimated 25,000 cases of food poisoning in the United States each year and kills about 500 people at an estimated cost of $2.33bn.

(× 1000)

(× 50)$2.33bn

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A study in The New England Journal of Medicine found that 20% of samples of ground chicken, beef, turkey, and pork contained Salmonella.

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Flowfresh contains Polygiene®; a silver-ion additive that remains active for the lifetime of the floor, reducing surface bacteria by 99%, including:

P E-coli

P Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

P Staphylococcus Aureus

P Salmonella Typhi

P MRSA

P Streptococcus Pyogenes

P Proteus Vulgaris

P Enterococcus Faecalis

P Listeria Weshimen

P SARS Coronousitus

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How does it work?

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The silver ions are homogeneously distributed throughout the floor.

The silver ions migrate to the surface.

The silver ions inhibit bacteria growth on the surface by penetrating the cell membrane.

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Antibacterial Activity After 60 Wash Cycles (JIS Z 280: 2000)

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Flowfresh with Polygiene®

Standard PU Concrete

Polypropylene (Control)

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