Why clean cold stores?

Why clean cold stores?

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Cleaning cold stores is essential for food safety and good hygiene. The HACCP standard states that all food must be covered to prevent cross-pollination. Refrigerators, freezers, chambers and counters; these are all sources of fungi that can seriously compromise food safety. In practice, however, this does not always seem to be easy. Fungi settle in the evaporators and, through the ventilation, they spread throughout the cooling room. A Valorist from Valor Services Group helps you efficiently prevent such problems. What's more, we tackle the problems preventively by cleaning the evaporators so that hygiene in the cold store is monitored. In addition, this means that the coolers last longer and consume less energy.

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Freezer cleaning: Ideal thanks to dry ice blasting

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If you want to clean the freezer and rid the evaporators of ice build-up, you traditionally have to heat them to a positive temperature in order to be able to clean.
This process is fairly expensive because you have to empty the freezer, defrost it and bring it back to freezing temperature after cleaning.
Thanks to our dry ice blasting technology, we can clean the evaporators and the cold store without having to heat them to a positive temperature. Find out about dry ice blasting by our Valorists and on our website.

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Clean the evaporator for better performance

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Good cleaning is not only important to protect foods against bacteria and fungi. It also contributes to a longer lifespan of the cold store itself. Suppose that vegetables, fruit or similar “live” products are stored in a cold store. During breathing, moisture is released, which condenses and ends up on the cooler block. If there is dust in the cold store and this is going to circulate, this dust can end up in the moisture.

If this happens over a longer period of time, a layer is created that can prevent the cooling from functioning optimally. The deposit on the fins of the cooling block hinders both the transfer of heat and the circulation of air within the freezer. Cleaning a freezer prevents such problems. The cold store can render perfectly and cool better. As a result, less energy is required for the freezer to function optimally. This saves you costs. Hiring our Valorists to clean a freezer is therefore an investment that pays for itself. Another reason to choose us.

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Clean the entire cold store thoroughly

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While maintaining the cold store, we work thoroughly. The entire cold store is being tackled. This means that we clean floors, walls and ceiling. We have appropriate tools for cleaning cooling towers. This also applies to smaller parts of the cold store. Connectors, drains, panels, grilles, receptacles, batteries, fans, propeller blades and more. Our work not only disinfects the entire cold store, but it also ensures that the freezer looks better again. The eye also wants something.

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Cleaning cooling towers for the food industry

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Cold stores are mainly used in the fresh produce sector. This stands for potatoes, vegetables and fruit. When cleaning, we take the sector into account, for example by using tools that are appropriate for this. So you never have to worry about our cleaning products. These drugs will not affect food. Throughout the food industry, cold stores are used to keep perishable foods fresh. This guarantees the quality of meat, fish, poultry and dairy products, among others.

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Cleaning cold stores for other sectors

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In addition to the food industry, there are other sectors for which our Valorists clean cold stores. Catering establishments are a good example of this. It is often necessary to store large amounts of food within a conditioned space. This prevents spoilage and allows the food to be served properly to guests. But pharmaceutical companies also use cold stores to store medicines and vaccines, for example. In addition, freezers are used in sectors such as agriculture, flowers and logistics. The following applies to all these sectors: our Valorists are happy to help you.

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Consequences of inadequate maintenance of cold stores

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Is the maintenance of your cold stores not carried out often enough or is it poorly maintained? This can have far-reaching consequences. Products may go bad. In the worst case, this can lead to health problems among consumers, such as food poisoning. Various disease-causing bacteria can be spread, including salmonella and E. Coli. The overall quality of the food is declining and equipment damage may occur. All of this is bad for your company's reputation and can cost you dearly. Regular cleaning of the cold stores is therefore essential. It counteracts the issues mentioned above.

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What steps do we take to clean your cold store?

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The Valorist does the following to clean your cold store, cold room or cooling tower:
· Disassemble PVC connectors — if non-existent or undemountable, create a quick connector.
· Dismantling the protective panels or protective grilles, electrical insulation of the motors using a humidity protector.
· Opening and/or dismantling the condensation container.
· Apply by spraying a cleaning agent onto the cold batteries, the protective panels and grilles, the fan propeller blades and the condensation trays.
· Cleaning the drainage pipes by inserting a rotary tube.
· Rinse the whole thing with low pressure water.
· Reclaiming wastewater by suction and ejection into a suitable channel.
· Disinfect the cold batteries, grilles, protective panels and propeller blades of the fans by spraying a disinfectant solution.
· Assembling the various elements.
· Re-commissioning electrical installations.
· Ensuring the proper functioning of the installation.
· Issue a certificate confirming the proper execution of the works.

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HACCP certification

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Thanks to all these steps, you are assured of a thorough cleaning of your cold store. Of course, we always work to guarantee food safety in accordance with the HACCP guidelines. If you choose our Kitchen Kare package, we will also clean your cold store at regular intervals, so you don't have to worry about the hygiene of your cold rooms. Do you want to let our Valorists clean your cold stores? Then make an appointment quickly by calling +32 3 304 86 44.