Flowfresh Floors Attain HACCP International Certification

Global polymer flooring manufacturer’s Flowfresh floors have reached a benchmark of food safety, garnering worldwide recognition.

Spring, Texas-based Flow Resin Americas recently announced that the company’s Flowfresh range of antimicrobial protected cementitious urethane flooring solutions has secured International HACCP Certification, especially important for businesses eager to gain access to lucrative export markets.

Specialist contractors in high-performance flooring for the food and beverage industry can specify Flowfresh materials for food and beverage producers operating a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)-based food safety program to ensure they will meet the relevant regulatory authority’s standards for safe procurement, production and processing as well as the requirements of the world’s leading quality and food safety standards.

“Our cementitious urethane range has been able to achieve the HACCP International certification thanks to its ability to deliver a long list of strict food industry flooring requirements,” Grant Adamson, Flow Resin Group’s Technical Director, says. “To provide food manufacturers with a floor that goes above and beyond the highest food safety standards, we’ve created Flowfresh out of an exclusive global partnership with the antimicrobials manufacturer Polygiene®. A silver-ion-based bactericidal additive is homogeneously distributed throughout the Flowfresh material to complement regular floor cleaning and hygiene practices between the site’s scheduled wash cycles.”

Meeting HACCP International Standards

The floor plays a crucial role in addressing contamination risks. An inadequate floor finish can become a prime site of bacteria build-up. Not only does the floor have to provide a hygienic surface, it needs to do so while withstanding corrosive chemicals, moisture, impacts and thermal shock. If it cannot stand up to these conditions then the floor can quickly fail – leading to germs and pathogens infiltrating hard-to-clean cracks.

HACCP guidelines state that a seamless and impervious finish must be maintained at all times, even when subjected to a large-scale food processing facility’s intense working environment. Flowfresh has been specifically formulated to provide a surface that will comply with food industry regulations for an extended period of time despite the sector’s inherently challenging conditions.

To meet the HACCP International standard, floors also need to allow for adequate drainage and cleaning. A Flowfresh coating can be laid to falls and incorporate stainless steel drainage to effectively channel contaminants and excess liquid out of the area. Coving can also be incorporated to create a seamless, easily cleanable transition to the wall and even the floor’s texture can be tailored to best suit the on-site cleaning regime.

HACCP management systems help safeguard facilities from such things as spoiled produce and tainted equipment while protecting consumers from outbreaks of foodborne illness, a potentially fatal circumstance that can have serious financial and reputational repercussions for the manufacturer.

A seamless, high-performance cementitious urethane finish will also prevent common food industry by-products like fats, acids, blood and oils from seeping into the underlying concrete and damaging the substrate.

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