Food industry applications - Transfer tunnels

Driven by the growing demand for ever higher quality standards, food producing and packaging industries now benefit from UV technology, which helps them realise even higher standards with reduced dependence on chemical processes. The introduction of UV tunnels has allowed a broad range of food manufacturers from bakeries to meat processors to give food handling a high level of disinfection.

Common applications include;

•  Disinfection of products being transferred into High Care
• Treatment of products prior to packaging to give them extended shelf life
• Disinfection of utensils for food handling and packaging materials

For example, a meat processor in the UK wanted to eliminate the risk of transferring bacteria into their high care area when transferring products and equipment. They considered ozone and chemical treatment but cost and safety issues led them to choose ultraviolet disinfection. The tunnels are built to customer specification to provide the optimal solution to ensure products are free from contamination. A major bakery in the UK recently invested in the UV tunnel pictured below to disinfect surfaces on their bread products