Hotel & Leisure Industry Applications
There are a vast number of applications within this sector for which the eradic8 range can be used to improve health & hygiene standards.
Hotels, Restaurants, Cafes
Levels and types of contamination can vary dramatically and therefore the severity of the illness derived from the microbial contamination can also vary.
No-one wants to enjoy a fine meal out at a restaurant or in a hotel only to end up with a spell of gastro type illness such as Norwalk virus and be bathroom bound for 24-48 hours. Nor would you expect to come down with Salmonellosis. Both organisms can present similar symptoms, although the latter can be quite dangerous, particularly for youngsters. These particular illnesses quite often emanate from poor hygiene skills or lack of efficient cleaning materials in and around the catering environment.
The FSA has developed a food safety management pack to assist small to medium catering businesses to comply with new regulations that came into force in January 2006. Throughout this information/guidance pack there are constant references to disinfecting and/or sanitising surfaces and equipment. 'Sanitising' incorporates the effects of both a detergent and a disinfectant which will clean dirt, grease and grime whilst at the same time disinfect the surface or equipment.
eradic8 A2Z offers superb sanitising properties perfectly suited for this type of hygiene maintenance. Its formula is high in surfactants to cut through and remove the grease and grime, whilst the advanced active ingredients rapidly destroy the bacteria and any other forms of contamination. Where A2Z is used on non-contact food surfaces such as dry storage areas, floors and equipment such as microwaves, the product provides a long lasting invisible barrier against further contamination of the surface.
The A2Z formulation is currently undergoing various taint testing to allow much broader use of the product within this sector i.e. no-rinse food contact surface applications.
A2Z is effective against most bacteria and viruses and in particular the ones known to cause food related illnesses such as E.coli, salmonella, listeria, etc. Our list of organisms that A2Z is effective against is very extensive and this can be viewed by requesting a copy from Amazon Bio-Guard via the contacts page.
Cruise Liner Industry
Many people see a cruise as the ultimate in holiday experience and in lots of cases repeat this excursion year after year. But as with any environment involving food preparation and the serving of this food to customers, the risk of food related illnesses can and will occur, and manifest itself often on board cruise ships.
Cruise ships unfortunately tend to suffer from outbreaks of Norwalk-like viruses due to the close proximity of the passengers round the clock. These types of outbreaks can affect in some cases 100s of passengers and crew members literally overnight. The official 'Vessel Sanitation Programme' recommends various ways in which to tackle this problem, and one of the methods which is mandatory immediately after docking is to completely fumigate the entire ship with an effective and approved disinfectant formulation that has proven documentation against Feline Calicivirus (the surrogate organism used to prove effectiveness for the Norwalk virus).
eradic8 SCD is based on a formula that is approved for use on cruise liners on a world wide basis for general disinfection and fumigations during and following Norwalk outbreaks. The attributes of eradic8 SCD for this application are:
- Full spectrum efficacy - bactericidal, fungicidal, tuberculocidal, sporicidal
- Rapid action - sporicidal in less than 6 minutes
- Non-tainting, non-hazardous, non-corrosive
- When applied with the correct fogging equipment the product dissipates fairly quickly (less than 30mins) - this allows for faster turnaround time which is of particular interest to cruise liners that have re-embarkation deadlines to meet
eradic8 SCD is currently supplied and used routinely on one of the leading Cruise Liner Tour Operators and in conjunction with the supply of the disinfectant Amazon Bio-Guard Ltd's Infection Control Department also carry out fumigation services on-board the cruise liners as and when this is required.
