Microbiological Hazards in Food:
How Can They Be Avoided?
Preventing contamination in the food industry is a major challenge to eliminate any microbiological hazards and thereby protect consumer health.
Photoclean, a specialist in microbiological and chemical air decontamination, explains how the proliferation of microorganisms can jeopardize an entire production run and presents its innovative solution for effective continuous disinfection.
What are the risks of microbiological contamination in food?
Microbiological risk refers to a situation in which consuming contaminated food poses a potential health hazard. As a precautionary measure, food products contaminated with pathogens will be recalled or destroyed. Sometimes, only the organoleptic qualities are affected—that is, their taste, smell, or appearance—which makes them unfit for consumption and therefore unsellable.
As for bacteria such as Listeria, E. coli, and Salmonella, they pose a significant threat to human health.
Microbiological contamination stems from the many microorganisms and chemical pathogens present in enclosed environments: bacteria, viruses, molds, yeasts, and so on. They can be found on surfaces, in the air, and in water, but can also find their way into food products.
This type of contamination affects not only the products themselves but also their surroundings: toxins are created through cross-contamination and can cause unpleasant odors.
Combating biological contamination is therefore a major challenge for the food industry, both from a financial and a human perspective.
Why Choose UV-Based Biological Air Decontamination?
Founded in 2005 by two specialists in industrial air treatment, Photoclean offers manufacturers and professionals across all sectors an innovative solution to address contamination issues in their facilities.
What’s the biggest advantage of our line of devices? Their effectiveness is based on technology that combines the disinfecting power of UV-C rays with a specialized filter medium we’ve developed ourselves, which continuously destroys microorganisms while treating very large volumes of air with minimal pressure drop. By also destroying the sources of nutrition for bacteria and mold, our devices help you prevent cross-contamination.
In fact, traditional solutions such as HEPA filters trap fine particles to indirectly remove contaminants—which they then store… a process that can lead to clogging. Yet it’s estimated that there is 1 contaminant for every 1,000 fine particles in an enclosed space! By trapping contaminants to eliminate them directly, our disinfection modules and units consume significantly less energy and are much more compact. This makes them much easier to integrate into your facilities and eliminates the need for major renovations.
The best part: they operate autonomously and require only one inspection and maintenance session per year.
They are therefore an ideal solution for combating the risks of microbiological contamination.
Our engineering team comes to your location to ensure you receive a customized solution
Because every business is different and the microbiological decontamination of your facilities must be fully tailored to both your operations and your premises, our engineering team will visit your site to conduct a customized assessment.
This allows us to determine the equipment best suited to your needs, its dimensions, and the layout required… In short, we’ll offer you a customized solution with a cost-estimated action plan that’s easy to implement. Once the various details have been approved by you, we’ll build your custom units in our workshops in the Lyon area.
You’ll receive support at every stage to ensure a smooth installation.
Contact us today to schedule an appointment!