Vikan cleaning tools for Bakery manufacturing plant
Bread, cookies, muffins, scones, cakes, pastries, pies – whatever delicious baked treat you make we can help keep them safe.
Bread has been a staple in the human diet since prehistoric times. Now the range of commercial baked goods available to the consumer has greatly increased, and so have your hygiene and food safety challenges. A bakery may produce everyday mainstays, like bread, or creative new inventions that drive impulse purchases, or both. In any case the maintenance of safe, quality product will be a priority for your business.
Vegan and gluten-free bakery options have been some of the most successful launched over the last few years. If these products are made alongside more traditional baked goods, strict control of ingredients may be required to minimise the risk of product cross-contamination, in compliance with legal and labelling requirements.
Pressure to provide ‘healthier’ option by reducing levels of salt, fat, sugar, and preservatives in many food products, including baked goods, has created additional food safety and quality challenges, through the removal of these traditional food safety/spoilage ‘hurdles’.
The impact of all of these challenges can be significantly reduced through the maintenance of high levels of environmental and equipment hygiene and Vikan’s tools and experts are here to help.
Selecting the right cleaning tools
Brushware
- Choose a stiff bristled brush for removal of dried or baked-on product debris. Use the brush on its own (dry cleaning), or in combination with water, detergent/sanitiser (wet cleaning).
- Choose a soft bristled brush or broom (in combination with a dustpan or shovel) for removal of loose dry soils, e.g., flour, seeds.
Squeegees
- A fully-moulded, single-bladed squeegee may be better than a brush for removal of loose dry powders like flour, as it doesn’t clog and is much quicker and easier to clean.
Scrapers
- These can be used to loosen dried on dough or baked deposits.
- Choose a scraper with a blade material that effectively removes the soil but doesn’t damage the surface – metal blade scrapers may scratch metal or plastic surfaces making the surface more difficult to clean and increasing foreign body risk.
- Nylon scraper blades are heat-resistant and can be use for cleaning of hot oven and cooking surfaces.
Dedicated colours
Use equipment of a dedicated colour for a dedicated task, for example,
- Blue for products that contain gluten and Orange for those that are gluten-free.
- Red for raw product areas, and Green for baked product areas.
Food handling tools
- All equipment that comes into contact with food or food contact surfaces, including scrapers, shovels, scoops, measuring jugs, stirrers, and buckets, must be made of appropriately food contact compliant materials.
Suggested Products for Bakery manufacturing plants
The bakery sector requires strict adherence to sanitation rules and regulations. Tools from Vikan are made out of tough, compliant materials such as polypropylene and stainless steel. Unlike foamed plastic or wooden tools, Vikan high-quality products have smooth surfaces for easy clean-up and better hygiene. Vikan tools are hygienically designed, which makes them easier to clean and less likely to harbor bacteria.
Vikan tools come in up to twelve colours, making them ideal for integration with colour-coded plans. Colour-coding helps prevent cross-contamination between raw and finished products, as well as keeping allergens separated.
Regardless of your operation’s size and complexity, Vikan has the tools and expertise to help you execute your colour-coding plans.
Source:
https://www.vikan.com/int/sectors/food-beverage-processing/bakery-processing