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Cleaning and
Sanitation
Agenda
• Importance of sanitation
• Different types of dirt
• Difference between cleaning and sanitation
• Different types of cleaning tools necessary
• Cleaning chemicals
• Documentation
• Monitoring programs
Importance Of
Sanitation
Importance of Sanitation
• Extra materials
• Loose soil
• Inorganic materials
– Hard water, metals, alkaline deposits
• Organic materials
– Food, petroleum, non-petroleum deposits
Factors affecting Cleaning
Water
Agitation
Temperature
Chemical Time
Cleaning and Sanitizing
Cleaning vs. Sanitizing
• Cleaning
– removing physical contaminants such as soil, food
and dirt particles
• Sanitizing
– reducing the number of disease causing
organisms to safe levels
• to maximize the effectiveness of a sanitizer
the surface must be clean
Sanitizers
• Hypochlorites
• Quaternary Ammonium Chlorides
• Acid based sanitizers
• Chlorine dioxide
Steps in proper cleaning and sanitation
• Clean in place
• Clean out of place
– Removable piping, fitting, gaskets, valves,
pumps
– Product handling utensils
Three sink method (COP)
• Define:
– Who does the activity
– What they do and how they do it
– Frequency
– Documentation to be kept
• Includes sanitation, verification and
deviation procedures
Sanitation activity description
• Pre-operational inspections
• Routine checks of:
– chemical concentrations
– water temperature
– observe sanitation employees performing
their tasks
Documentation
• Clean as you go
• Follow correct procedures
Questions ?