Cleanrooms contribute to the success of the whole industry
The food industry, understandably, sets much higher hygiene standards than most other industries. It is vital that the food that we consume and market to other people is not only fresh and delicious but also safe. This is why food industry procedures are characterised by strict rules and extremely high hygiene standards. More and more food production plants opt for using cleanrooms, elevating the level of general hygiene of the whole industry.
Cleanrooms help to minimise the number of germs and fungi, making the production process and the products much cleaner and safer. This way, the shelf life of products increases, they can be stored longer and several preventive steps can be excluded from the production process, resulting in higher efficiency and higher margins. Clean rooms not only improve product quality but also simplify processes and drive margins.
Food companies benefit from cleanrooms in a variety of ways, from increased efficiency in production, through an improved shelf life to a marketing benefit, resulting from showing the clean production method on the packaging.
Where are cleanrooms typically used?
The main users of cleanrooms are food, meat and dairy processing plants and speciality food processing companies (gluten and lactose-free and anti-allergic foods).
What are the specifications of cleanrooms used in the food industry?
The temperature in these clean rooms is strictly controlled, along with the humidity and number of particles in the air. Such an extremely sterile and controlled environment provides a safe place for food products to be produced, processed and packaged, enabling the manufacturer to increase the shelf life of the product by significantly reducing the number of germs in a cleanroom.
As in case of any other applications, most cleanrooms used in the food industry are custom made, taken into account the space and the equipment needed to produce food products. The extremely high standards require that the manufacturer works closely with the investor, developing an optimal design for the production process.
