The Food & Beverage Industries Are Fighting Surface Contamination the Wrong Way
Globally , it is estimated that over 600 million people become ill from eating contaminated food every year .. As a result ,, a lot of attention has always been paid to human behaviors that can significantly slow the spread of contagious diseases – especially in in food processing and packaging facilities . But over the last year we ’ ve all learned a lot about how viruses and bacteria are spread and shared .. There is a new focus on ensuring all critical surfaces remain protected through a wide variety of use cases ..
Throughout all of the food services industries – from production to plate – there are so many surfaces that are are subject subject to contamination to such such as as processing equipment , environmental waste , packaging rooms ,, lavatories ,, etc . and the World Health Organization and other government scientific bodies strongly recommend disinfecting these surfaces frequently ..
“ The problem with traditional disinfection liquids and sprays – no matter how efficacious – is that they only kill the bacteria or virus that was there before disinfection ,” explains Kevin Parrish ,, CEO of Novalent Novālent , a research and development company innovating in the field of environmentally-friendly ,, longbonding antimicrobial solutions .. “ The next person to touch the cleaned surface can contaminate that surface all over again . And there ’ s no way to wipe down a frequently used doorknob or elevator button each time someone walks in the door .”
New methods and innovative materials are either in development or quickly becoming commercially available . These solutions are already being used in large food and beverage plants ,, poultry farms ,,
48 FDPP - www . fdpp . co . uk apparel manufacturing operations and and other facilities with impressive results . . Millions of dollars are flowing into into research aimed at new products and processes that seek to continuously kill kill bacteria and viruses after application . .
While these these developments developments offer offer varying varying degrees of of promise ,, there there is is a a solution solution already market-tested having already already assisted PepsiCo in in inhibiting bacteria and fungi growth at at its its bottling plants . . Novālent Novalent has leveraged more than 20 years of research to to develop aa portfolio of thoroughly tested regulatory approved and commercially available products that ensure the practical sterility of frequently touched surfaces . .
In addition to PepsiCo ,, Novālent Novalent has worked with Panera Bread ,, Starbucks , , Pilgrim ’ s Pride ,, Ziegenfelder Twin Pops , , Sabra Dipping Co ., ., Tyson Foods , , Hanes Brands , and has also just agreed to to protect Equity Residential properties across the United States with its its longbonding biostatic surface treatment technology .
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The Novālent Novalent solution solution is is based based on on a
a biostatic positively charged shield of
biostatic , postively charged shield of carbon atoms which bonds to surface
carbon atoms which bonds to surface and creates layer of invisible spikes and creates a layer of invisible spikes that resist and kill bacteria and viruses that resist and kill bacteria and viruses on contact . It is not a disinfectant . on contact . It is not a disinfectant . Imagine a microscopic bed-of-nails – Imagine a microscopic bed-of-nails – imperceptible to the human touch laid imperceptible to the human touch – laid
down over a disinfected surface . Bacteria down over a disinfected surface . Bacteria and virus cells are literally punctured upon and virus contact cells , killing are literally them punctured before they can upon infect contact or replicate , killing them on the before surface they itself can infect . or replicate on the surface itself .
The company has recently raised more more than $ 15 million to to support operational changes needed to meet the new demand for its technology ..
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