Micro counts on boxes after box wash

[Richard Chivers]

Hello all,

I have a client who wishes to store ready to eat smoked salmon in fish boxes prior to final packaging. The boxes previously held raw fish fillets but will be washed, as below.

He is going to purchase a box washer that works with a caustic solution at 60 centigrade.

He is concerned that the surfaces will not be microbiology clean enough for high risk food, and he doesn’t want to spend a large sum of money before finding out. The manufacturer does not have figures.

Does anyone have experience of such a system that would give an indication of bug counts afterward cleaning?

My alternative is to add in a plastic bag liner but I got the impression he wanted to avoid single use plastics.

Many thanks


Richard
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[GEORGE]

Can you give any more detailed description about the cleaning unit? Do you know the make and model?

Thank you

George





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From: Richard Chivers
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Sent: July 22, 2019 at 6:00 AM
Subject: [foodsafe-list] Micro counts on boxes after box wash

Hello all, I have a client who wishes to store ready to eat smoked salmon in fish boxes prior to final packaging. The boxes previously held raw fish fillets but will be washed, as below. He is going to purchase a box washer that works with a caustic solution at 60 centigrade. He is concerned that the surfaces will not be microbiology clean enough for high risk food, and he doesn’t want to spend a large sum of money before finding out. The manufacturer does not have figures. Does anyone have experience of such a system that would give an indication of bug counts afterward cleaning? My alternative is to add in a plastic bag liner but I got the impression he wanted to avoid single use plastics. Many thanks Richard Sent from my iPhone Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you subscribed to the "Foodsafe" group. To post to this group, send email to Foodsa...@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to Foodsafe-lis...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/foodsafe-list If you're having problems with the list, contact FoodSafe...@gmail.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Foodsafe" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to foodsafe-lis...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/foodsafe-list/EB70F1FC-1D63-4EA7-93BD-746867F667E5%40gmail.com.