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ArticleFood protection trends2025

Cleaning: A Retail and Foodservice Perspective.

Juan Goncalves, Beth Wittry, David Buckley, Veronica Moore, Tajah Blackburn, Kristen Willis, Christopher Lynch, Amanda Bakken, Chip Manuel, Angie Fraser

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Article in Food protection trends, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Juan GoncalvesProcter & Gamble Professional, 5289 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45217, USA.
Beth WittryCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
David BuckleyDiversey - a Solenis Company, 1300 #125 Altura Road, Fort Mill, SC 29708, USA.
Veronica MooreU.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Food Safety, 5001 Campus Drive, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Tajah BlackburnEnvironmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20460, USA.
Kristen WillisEnvironmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20460, USA.
Christopher LynchStepan Company, 22 W. Frontage Road, Northfield, IL 60093, USA.
Amanda BakkenEcolab, 655 Lone Oak Drive, Eagan, MN 55121, USA.
Chip ManuelGOJO Industries, Inc., One GOJO Plaza, Suite 500, Akron, OH 44311, USA.
Angie FraserDept. of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, 220 Poole Agriculture Center, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA.

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Surface sanitation is used to mitigate the transmission of infectious agents and is the collective process of washing a surface then rinsing it with potable water to remove debris and residual cleaning agent. If necessary and depending on surface type, contamination event, or regulatory requirement, an antimicrobial agent (chemical sanitizer or disinfectant) registered with the Environmental Protection Agency or heat (steam or hot water) can be applied to the surface to reduce or inactivate pathogenic microorganisms. The absence of universally defined terms and regulations pertaining to the various stages of surface sanitation has resulted in confusion, potentially leading to inadequate sanitation practices and persistent surface contamination. We addressed this issue by raising awareness of the significance of surface cleaning and elucidating the fundamental principles, key considerations, and potential areas for improvement concerning surface cleaning. Specific topics covered include a comprehensive description of surface cleaning, barriers hindering effective surface cleaning, correlation between contamination and foodborne disease outbreaks, and variations among cleaning agents. To maintain conciseness and relevance, the exclusive focus is on hard, nonporous surfaces, which have been identified as potential sources for the transmission of pathogenic microorganisms associated with foodborne illnesses.

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PMID40926974
PMCPMC12416356

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