HENDERSON, Colo. – Birko, a leader in providing food safety solutions to the produce industry, today announced it has reformulated two of its self-foaming chlorinated alkaline cleaners for the produce industry, CL33 and FoamChlor 535™.
CL33 and FoamChlor 535™ are self-foaming alkaline cleaners intended for use as the workhorse sanitation products in all food processing facilities. They are ideal for use in fresh cut and produce packing facilities with light to moderate soil loading.
Birko’s senior chemist/microbiologist, Dr. Elis Owens, said, “None of our formulations are static. Birko’s R&D department receives regular technical updates from our suppliers and we use this information where appropriate to make changes in our products. In this instance we saw an opportunity to make an improvement in the hard water tolerance and overall performance of these key sanitation products.”
CL33 and FoamChlor 535™ are one-shot formulas containing sodium and potassium hydroxides, sodium hypochlorite and surfactants and can be used in both wall-mount and tank foamers without the need to add additional components, reducing chemical handling and reducing risks for sanitation team members.
About Birko
Birko is a leading provider of food safety solutions to the produce, meat and beverage industries. Birko manufactures concentrated chemical formulations used in plant cleaning and sanitation, as well as antimicrobial interventions used to reduce pathogens from the manufacturing process of food. Birko’s equipment division, Chad Equipment, LLC, designs and manufactures chemical dispensing systems and state-of-the-art washing systems as well as equipment used for food safety protection in meat and produce processing. Founded in 1953, Birko is ISO 9001 certified. It is also a WBENC Certified Women’s Business Enterprise and was awarded Supplier of the Century by the National Meat Association.
Source: Birko
