Hygienic Cleaning 2 Proper maintenance starts here. In food processing, pharmaceuticals and various other industries, proper maintenance is important for assuring a sanitary processing facility. Properly selecting and using the right tools and equipment for each assigned task is essential to success, as well as ongoing care, cleaning and maintenance of those tools and equipment. As a trusted manufacturer and the US Exclusive Vikan ® Partner supplying color- coded tools for the food processing industry, Remco Products is pleased to share with you this guide to proper selection, care and maintenance of food contact tools and equipment. We’ll show you typical applications for Remco and Vikan products, explain the best way to store and clean food contact and hygienic cleaning tools, and provide helpful long-term maintenance tips. Hygienic Cleaning: An important step in food safety. Hygienic cleaning tools and methods are utilized throughout various industries as a safeguard to people’s health and safety. Industries include: food processing, health care, retail food (restaurants and supermarkets), transportation, and janitorial services. In many cases, such as food processing, hygienic cleaning is a necessary step in maintaining an efficient, clean and code-compliant processing facility — one that controls internal hygiene, mitigates cross-contamination at every step, and documents the cleanliness of the process. Thus, it is important that the proper tools, cleaning and storage methods, and maintenance practices are utilized to assure the highest level of integrity. Selection: Choosing the right tool for the job. When selecting tools for use with food processing, it’s important to begin by choosing the proper tools for the specific area or task. Remco and Vikan products are specifically designed to meet the needs of food processing through these product attributes: • One-piece construction with smooth surfaces that are free of seams and welds with no sharp angles, holes or crevices • Constructed of materials that meet or exceed the requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) CFR Title 21, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), EU Regulation No. 10/2011 (replaces 2002/72 in 2015) and EU Regulation No. 1935/2004 • Ergonomic designs that are safe for users • Easy to dismantle and reassemble
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