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Dry ice blasting cleans food processing equipment, decontaminates Salmonella, E. coli, and Listeria as well as reducing cross-contamination caused by nuts and other allergens. In addition, dry ice blast cleaning removes all protein residues on food processing equipment, and replaces expensive, labor-intensive, manual scrubbing using wire brushes and caustic chemicals with a pure and powerful cleaning process.
As a result of dry ice blasting in the baking industry, oven-cleaning costs can be significantly reduced. Dry ice blasting can clean carbon build-up, grease and other contaminants in the production ovens without disassembly and while the ovens are still on.
Dry ice blasting can help you save throughout your production process. Routine maintenance is handled quickly on the line so there is no more costly down time and belt replacement.
Commercial Kitchens
Bread Roller Before Dry Ice Blasting
Bread Roller After Dry Ice Blasting
Typical applications in the food industry
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) accepts food grade dry ice for use as a general cleaner. It also meets United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) guidelines. Dry ice blast cleaning finds numerous applications within the food industry including:
- production equipment - ex: ovens, bake trays, slicers, food moulds, fryers
- packaging equipment - ex: folders, gluers, palletizers, baggers
- production environment - ex: walls, floors, piping, exhaust fans
- electrical components - ex: motors, switches, panels, wiring
- inaccessible or tightly spaced areas - ex: bulbous welds, conveyor components, crevices, dead ends
Benefits of dry ice blasting
Waterless process – dry ice instantly vaporizes during the blast cleaning process, leaving behind no residues. This waterless cleaning procedure is ideal for industries that rely on dry cleaning methods (i.e.bakeries) and for other sensitive cleaning applications (i.e. electrical equipment).
Non-corrosive – no abrasive cleaning agents are required, thus avoiding damage to equipment surface integrity (i.e. pitting, corrosion).
Deep cleaning – pressurized dry ice effectively cleans tight spots that are difficult to reach using traditional cleaning methods.
Dry ice blasting is effective for the removal of Salmonella, E. coli and Listeria from stainless steel, ceramic tile and food grade plastic surfaces.
Costs savings – reduced labour and other sanitation associated costs (i.e. chemicals, water savings).
Clean hot – equipment surfaces are blast cleaned while still warm, which prevents prolonged shutdown times.
On-site cleaning – mobile blast cleaning machinery eliminates the need for target equipment to be moved to designated cleaning areas.
