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COVID-19
Project will investigate C-19 hygiene practices
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ampden BRI is looking for partners to help with new research that aims to assess the impact of COVID-19 on factory hygiene to help businesses develop more efficient procedures. It could save participating manufacturers significant cost and time as the research reveals which cleaning interventions have been the most successful. The research looks to compare factory swab results from hundreds of different businesses to identify patterns in microbiological data to improve hygiene practices to produce safer products. “When the pandemic hit the food industry hard last year, manufacturers found little to no guidance available on how to handle such an unexpected scenario,” says Dr Greg Jones, senior microbiologist at Campden BRI who is leading the project. “As a result, feedback from industry groups suggested that food businesses implemented different hygiene strategies
Special packaging is helping to maintain correct temperatures
The research looks to identify evidence to help build targeted procedures
to continue to produce safe products while maintaining staff safety. “This inadvertently set the scene for the single greatest industry-wide experiment into factory hygiene ever conducted,” he continues. “For the first time, we can use the factory swab data generated from hundreds of different food factories to compare the impact of different hygiene approaches on factory microflora.” The researchers will analyse the microbiological data
– submitted confidentially by participating businesses – and compare it with survey responses to identify any patterns or correlations that could help build more efficient and targeted hygiene procedures. The research will also examine how different hygiene approaches compare with each other. Any companies wanting to take part in the research should contact Greg Jones at Campden BRI direct. T 01386 842143 E greg.jones@campdenbri.co.uk
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Sealed Air is supporting vaccine distribution and administration by offering a complete range of temperature assurance materials that can be used in packaging vials that require a cold supply chain, including during the critical last mile of delivery. Its new TemPreserve KF has been designed to reduce total cost of ownership and bring additional sustainability benefits. It is a customisable thermal polyurethane packaging that, along with a coolant, helps maintain required temperatures (ultra-cold, cold or hot) for the specific length of time needed during transit. As well as custom fabricated shipping boxes, the company has also supplied automated packing and bagging systems for medical equipment, face coverings and C-19 test kits. T 01480 224000 W www.sealedair.co.uk
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