A recent Ecolab study found that 49 percent of floors and 66 percent of floor drains in commercial kitchens are contaminated with pathogens.[1] The study also showed that regular floor and drain cleaning is not enough to reduce these pathogen levels. Routine restaurant activities, such as moving a box from the floor to a counter, can potentially transfer these pathogens onto food-contact surfaces and onto food.
In response to these studies, Ecolab reformulated its industry-leading Wash ‘n Walk™ floor cleaner by adding sanitizing chemistry that lowers pathogen levels on commercial kitchen floors. Recently launched in India, Ecolab’s new Sanitizing Wash ‘n Walk™ is the first one-step, no-rinse floor cleaner and sanitizer registered with the EPA as effective at killing 99.9 percent of Listeria, E. coli, Salmonella and Staphylococcus[2] on non-food contact areas with a five-minute contact time. Like the original formula, Sanitizing Wash ‘n Walk also helps reduce slips and falls, saves energy and water (no rinse needed), and makes the cleaning process quick and easy.
“Sanitizing Wash ‘n Walk redefines kitchen floor cleaning and takes it to a whole new level,” said Mukund Vasudevan, Managing Director & Country Head, Ecolab India. “This advanced formula can help our customers prevent foodborne illness outbreaks, potentially harming their customers and their business.”
Mukund explained that with repeated use, new Sanitizing Wash ‘n Walk lowers pathogen levels and helps keep kitchen floors cleaner, longer with an enzymatic formula that effectively eliminates grease and dirt on floor tile and grout that can collect and harbor bacteria. “This enhanced product provides a sustained solution that goes beyond one-time cleaning to help keep pathogens from coming back. It also reduces feeding and breeding of fruit flies and helps eliminate odors when used in floor drains.”
The product is available for sale now.
About Ecolab
A trusted partner at more than one million customer locations, Ecolab ( ECL ) is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources. With 2014 sales of $14 billion and 47,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions and on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. For more Ecolab news and information, visit www.ecolab.com; follow us on Twitter @ecolab or Facebook at facebook.com/ecolab.
[1] Ecolab study: Data from 100 Test Accounts screened
for Listeria, Staphylococcus and
Salmonella. Presumptive positives.
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