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Food safety: Sanitizing

safety, provide thought leadership and develop value added solutions
to safeguard our food supply, protect human and animal health and
optimize operational efficiencies."
In the midst of the pandemic, Sterilex has had the opportunity to get
closer to its customers, as it helps implement new programs.
"We hope to build on these relationships and work together to boost
consumer conﬁdence as we continue to keep both our food workers
and food supply safe," Forner said. "We are committed to helping our
clients protect their valued employees.
By keeping essential workers safe, Forner said, Sterilex is doing
everything it can to keep a critical industry operational and food on
shelves and tables across the US.

A solution for every need

largely prepared to confront the challenges of COVID-19, the company
has quickly adapted and modiﬁed practices to ensure all facilities are
clean and safe, and employees remain protected.
PSSI's Chemical Innovations division has launched a new product,
Microbarrier Elite, that Watts calls the only food contact surface
approved antimicrobial that can be left on food processing machinery/
equipment after its application during the sanitation process, which
provides a long-lasting protective coating between regular cleaning and
sanitation.
The product gives substrates an added level of protection against
damaging microbes such as bacteria, mold and mildew that can cause
stains, odors and product deterioration, Watts added. It's applied to
surfaces via fogging or spraying applications, is non-corrosive to most
surfaces and has a low-risk safety proﬁle for handling.
PSSI Chemical Innovations provides a full range of employee hygiene
products which include sanitizing hand soaps, hand sanitizers and
dispensing equipment. The division has developed two new hand
sanitizing products in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: PSSI E-San
and PSSI I-San, both formulated per WHO guidance, Watts said.
To ensure the highest standards of sanitation, PSSI is continuing
to implement its 8 Step Sanitation Process, as well as implementing
additional safety protocols in communal areas, Stebelska said.
"Each step we take is pre-planned through our guided decision tree
and communicated with all teams for a streamlined process based on
the customer's needs," she said.
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Kieler, Wis.-based food safety and contract sanitation provider PSSI
offers multiple hard surface sanitizers and disinfectants to ﬁt different
needs, said Ulyana Stebelska, the company's R&D director.
"Several of our products are suitable for use against SARS-CoV-2
as per EPA List N," she said. "Our PCI PURE Hard Surface, silver citratebased sanitizer and disinfectant is our go-to product for customers
who want to disinfect common areas in their facilities. PCI PURE Hard
Surface has a broad range of microbial kill and 24-hour residual."
Sanitation remains the core of PSSI's business model, added Jake
Watts, the company's vice president of food safety. While PSSI was

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