bacteria in food processing environments [infographic]

bac • ter • i • a Single-cell organisms that feed on nutrients in their surroundings to reproduce. Pathogenic bacteria are harmful to humans, and can enter the body through contaminated food. Bacteria multiply by splitting into halves every 20 minutes, meaning that in just 3 hours one bacterium will become about 1020! START 20 MINS 40 MINS 60 MINS 3 HOURS ( × 100 ) SOME TIME LATER... ONE INCH If you laid 25,000 bacteria cells side by side in a line, they would stretch FOODS MOST PRONE TO BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION ARE: COMMON TYPES OF BACTERIA THAT CONTAMINATE FOOD ARE: Flowfresh contains Polygiene; a silver-ion additive that remains active for the lifetime of the floor, and kills 99% of bacteria on contact, including: ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY AFTER 60 WASH CYCLES ( JIS Z 280: 2000 ) MEAT POULTRY EGGS OR FOODS MADE WITH RAW EGGS RAW SHELLFISH COLD COOKED SEAFOOD SOFT CHEESES E-coli Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Staphylococcus Aureus Salmonella Typhi MRSA Streptococcus Pyogenes Proteus Vulgaris Enterococcus Faecalis Listeria Weshimen SARS Coronousitus ( × 1000 ) ( × 1000 ) ( × 10 ) ( × 50 ) E. coli causes an estimated 25,000 cases of food poisoning in the United States each year and kills about 100 people. Listeriosis causes an estimated 25,000 cases of food poisoning in the United States each year and kills about 500 people... ... at an estimated cost of $2.33bn. A study in The New England Journal of Medicine found that 20% of samples of ground chicken, beef, turkey, and pork contained Salmonella. $2.33bn E-coli Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Staphylococcus Aureus Salmonella Typhi MRSA Streptococcus Pyogenes Proteus Vulgaris Enterococcus Faecalis Listeria Weshimen SARS Coronousitus Approximately 16% of foodborne illness cases are attributed to a contaminated processing environment. Flowcrete understand that hygiene is of critical importance in food and beverage processing environments and with Flowfresh, Flowcrete’s range of ultra-hygienic cementitious urethane flooring, the solution begins at ground level. Contact the Flooring Specialist: +61 7 3205 7115 | +61 2 4648 0397 [email protected] www.flowcreteaustralia.com.au @Flowcrete/Flowcrete_Aust Polypropylene (Control) Flowfresh with Polygiene® 0 12 24 Bacterial Population (Log 10 CFU cm-2) Standard PU Concrete

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Flowcrete understand that hygiene is of critical importance in food and beverage processing environments and with Flowfresh, Flowcrete’s range of ultra-hygienic cementitious urethane flooring, the solution begins at ground level.

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Page 1: Bacteria in Food Processing Environments [Infographic]

bac•ter•i•a Single-cell organisms that feed on nutrients in their surroundings to reproduce. Pathogenic bacteria are harmful to humans, and can enter the body through contaminated food.

Bacteria multiply by splitting into halves every 20 minutes, meaning that in just 3 hours one bacterium will become about 1020!

START 20 minS 40 minS 60 minS 3 houRS

(× 100)

Some

Time

lATe

R...

one inch

if you laid 25,000 bacteria cells side by side in a line, they would stretch

Foods most prone to bacterial contamination are:

common types oF bacteria that contaminate Food are:

Flowfresh contains Polygiene; a silver-ion additive that remains active for the lifetime of the floor, and kills 99% of bacteria on contact, including:

AntibActeriAl Activity After 60 WAsh cycles (Jis Z 280: 2000)

meAT poulTRy eggS oR foodS mAde wiTh RAw

eggS

RAw ShellfiSh cold cooked SeAfood

SofT cheeSeS

E-coli Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Staphylococcus Aureus Salmonella Typhi MRSA Streptococcus Pyogenes Proteus Vulgaris Enterococcus Faecalis Listeria Weshimen SARS Coronousitus

(× 1000)

(× 10)

(× 50)

E. coli causes an estimated 25,000 cases of food poisoning in the United States each year and kills about 100 people.

Listeriosis causes an estimated 25,000 cases of food poisoning in the United States each year and kills about 500 people...

... at an estimated cost of $2.33bn.

A study in The New England Journal of Medicine found that 20% of samples of ground chicken, beef, turkey, and pork contained salmonella.

$2.33bn

e-coli pseudomonas aeruginosa staphylococcus aureus salmonella typhi mrsa streptococcus pyogenes proteus Vulgaris enterococcus Faecalis listeria Weshimen sars coronousitus

Approximately 16% of foodborne illness cases are attributed to a contaminated processing environment.

Flowcrete understand that hygiene is of critical importance in food and beverage processing environments and with flowfresh, Flowcrete’s range of ultra-hygienic cementitious urethane flooring, the solution begins at ground level.

contact the flooring specialist:

+61 7 3205 7115 | +61 2 4648 0397

[email protected]

www.flowcreteaustralia.com.au

@Flowcrete/Flowcrete_aust

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Flowfresh with polygiene®

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