There are many enterprises producing a wide variety of food products. All of them are united by the need for detergents for the food industry. In today's industry, a wide variety of products are used to maintain cleanliness.
Traditional remedy
The modern chemical industry produces a wide variety of chemical detergents and disinfectants to maintain cleanliness in the food industry. They differ in the scope, method of application and effect. It is worth considering some of the most common types of detergents for the food industry.
Soap consisting of several different salts or acids. This is one of the oldest but still effective ways to maintain cleanliness. The widespread use of solid soap made from sodium or naphthenic acids is due to a number of positive qualities, of which the following can be distinguished: profuse wetting of all surfaces, removal of 60 to 90% of all harmful microflora, bactericidal effect persists for a long period, when heated, the washing effect intensifies.
Synthetic means
The most common detergents for the food industry are precisely synthetic products. The composition of these chemicals includes surfactants, enzymes, elements for softening water, flavorings, components for whitening, chemical and disinfectants, dyes, and corrosion inhibitors. Such detergents and disinfectants for the food industry are most widely used, as they are characterized by their effectiveness and can be used in a wide variety of environments. In addition, synthetic compounds do not react with potassium and magnesium, which avoids the problem of the formation of insoluble compounds during harvesting.
The use of synthetic products
Professional detergents for the food industry made of synthetic substances can have a negative effect on human health, provided that they are used often and without special protection.
The negative effect is that the upper respiratory tract can be affected, it is possible to change the course of certain processes in the skin of a person, as well as leaching of the natural fat layer of the epidermis. In addition, although synthetic compounds are considered to be one of the best means to maintain cleanliness, they also have a detrimental effect on the environment. Serious problems can arise if such products fall into water bodies, lakes, etc.
For these reasons, the use of synthetic compounds as detergents in the food industry is allowed only after obtaining consent from the Sanitary Inspection.
Alkali Based Products
An extensive range of alkaline products designed to maintain cleanliness is present in the range of modern cleaning products.
- Soda ash. It is a fine powder that dissolves in water before use. Solutions of such soda enter into a rather active reaction with fats and proteins, but if they get into hard water, they are prone to the formation of insoluble compounds. Alkaline detergent for the food industry based on soda ash is best suited to remove dirt from dishes, fabrics, and soak eggs.
- Trisodium phosphate. This is a special supplement that can soften water. In addition, the component is characterized by powerful peptizing and emulsifying qualities. Currently, it is actively used for cleaning food equipment, tools, utensils.
- Another caustic is caustic soda. This is a crystalline powder with the property of high solubility in a liquid medium. The use of different compositions based on this substance allows you to actively eliminate many different pathogens from the surface being cleaned. In addition, caustic soda actively fights protein and carbohydrate pollution. However, it has one significant drawback - the substance accelerates metal corrosion.
- Crystalline soda. A composition based on this substance is well suited for soaking and washing any kitchen utensils.
- Sodium metasilicate. The chemical is characterized by the strongest disinfecting and cleaning qualities. Thanks to this, it has become a popular base for many cleaning products. However, this substance also has significant disadvantages. On the surface of the glass in contact with this composition, indelible spots remain, the colors fade, and sodium metasilicate also adversely affects the rubber.
Acid Based Cleaning Compounds
If we talk about acidic detergents for the food industry, then they are all made on the basis of two components. This is sulfamic or nitric acid. A weak concentration of such substances is characterized by a strong disinfecting effect, and therefore almost all preventive treatments are carried out with their participation. Compounds based on sulfamic and nitric acids are an integral part of detergents in factories for the production of milk, since the substances enter into an active compound with the salts of this product.
Disinfectants
The compositions included in this group include mainly those products that are distinguished by strong antibacterial effects. The main component for a detergent-disinfectant is a quaternary ammonium compound. The substance is characterized by excellent foaming, moistens the surface well, is capable of removing a wide variety of contaminants in the food industry. In an alkaline environment, the component is prone to enhance its cleaning properties.
Popular remedies
The food industry uses a wide variety of formulations to remove contaminants and disinfect.
- "Termol Super" for thermal chambers. This composition is a highly concentrated alkaline detergent used in the food industry. It is able to effectively deal with protein deposits, oils of vegetable and animal origin, tar deposits in thermal chambers, etc.
- Liquid soap, although it is considered one of the most primitive products, is nevertheless a necessary detergent in the food industry, where there are high demands on hygiene. It is used to disinfect workers' hands.
- "MS-Diseptol" is an effective detergent that can clean and degrease the surface. The composition is actively used for antiseptic treatment.