Clean Hands: Real Time Surface Readings to Protect The Ready-To-Serve Hand®

Rapid measurement technology now reads cleanliness in real time.

Setting a standard for surface and hand cleanliness is important in spite of the lack of agreed industry standards. Advancements in ATP bioluminescence technology now allow you to establish site specific standards and to monitor those priority hand-contaminating surfaces.

Easy and rapid read-out results also provide a valuable, high impact feedback for the worker. Corrective actions can be taken immediately. Let workers see the importance of hand washing, see the result of their current hand washing techniques and practice until they consistently meet your established standard.

This technology is also useful to optimize glove changing and to demonstrate to food handlers why gloves must be changed frequently.

While ATP bioluminenescence was initially developed for the monitoring of hard surface cleanliness, its secondary benefits in hand hygiene may be even greater. By making this a visual experience, food worker's better understand the need to wash. They can also witness the reality of cross-contamination.

Best Practice. Build ATP testing into your internal Quality Assurance audits. Identify and test your "dirty dozen" surfaces randomly on a weekly bases to let your cleaning and professional staff know the importance of staying clean all the time. Use the data to help bring surface and hand hygiene into the realm of HAACP.

Consider using daily in the high risk task areas and weekly with a random check of other surfaces and workers hands.

Assessment of ATP Monitoring in Foodservice.

What is ATP bioluminescence? Where does it fit in restaurants? This presentation was given by Dr. Paul Allwood at the 2007 meeting of NEHA in Atlantic City, New Jersey. >View PPT here or at end of page.

ATP Supplier Checklist:

• Select supplier with established food industry credibility.

• Programmable Pass/Fail thresholds are a must.

• Hardware/Reagent system requires accuracy, speed and ease of use.

• A four week shelf life is important for food service applications.

• Select supplier that offers easy access to technical service.

• Visit The Personal Touch Program (under development).

Leadership Companies:

Bio-Glo Technologies provides Food, Beverage and Environmental customers with high quality, innovative products and services that reduce the time to result or provide convenience for environmental monitoring, quality control and quality assurance testing.

Bio-Glo Technologies is committed to setting new standards of excellence and customer satisfaction. For more information: Bio-Glo