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PRODUCE SOLUTIONSA Fresh Approach to Food Safety

PRODUCE MAXX

EPA Registered Antimicrobial Product

Approved FDA Food Contact Substance

California Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017 Produce Maxx

Produce Maxx is a revolutionary way to enhance the handling, processing and washing of fruits and vegetables by reducing cross-contamination of pathogens and spoilage organisms in wash water.

Advantages of Produce Maxx:

Kills 99.999% of E.coli O157:H7, Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes in washing/crisping waterMinimum soak time of 90 seconds and easy to monitor concentrationControls spoilage causing non-public health bacteria to enhance quality and shelf lifeApproved for use on whole or cut fruits and vegetablesNo potable water rinse requiredNon-organoleptic impact to productEasy to use—automated sink dispense

Produce Maxx applications include:

CrispingWashingCut Fruit PreparationMisting

Product: 2.5 gallon concentrate

Delivery System: Robust delivery system that accurately delivers the proper dosage to the sink.
Crisping fresh produce in water provides significant product quality benefits, however, crisping in Produce Maxx reduces spoilage organisms to enhance shelf life of the product while also protecting against cross contamination.

Significant consumer and retailer economic benefits include:

Extend case life to reduce shrink and improve marginsExtend home life to improve customer satisfaction/loyaltyReduce trim labor, re-channel labor to selling activitiesReduce cleaning labor from cleaner productProtect against cross contamination
All raw fruits and vegetables should be thoroughly washed before being cut, combined with other ingredients, cooked, served, or offered in ready-to-eat form. A CFP Committee reported scientific research has proven that adding an antimicrobial treatment [such as Produce Maxx] to the washing or crisping water can reduce, and in some cases prevent, the risk of pathogen cross-contamination. Research has shown that Produce Maxx can help reduce bacterial pathogens on the surfaces of processed fruits and vegetables.

Why you should wash fruits and vegetables with Produce Maxx:

Compliant with the FDA Food Code Section 3-302.15, for washing fruits and vegetablesKills 99.999% of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella enterica, and Listeria monocytogenes in the wash waterControls spoilage and decay causing bacteria in fruit or vegetable wash waterReduces E.coli O157:H7, Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes on the surface of store-prepared fruits and vegetables
To keep up with time-starved consumers, the fresh cut fruits and vegetables has become a high value signature category for the produce department. Rinsing fresh cut fruits and vegetables in Produce Maxx reduces spoilage-causing non-public health bacteria to enhance shelf life of the product while also protecting against cross contamination.

Significant consumer and retailer economic benefits include:

Protects against cross contamination when rinsing cut fruit in the same process waterReduces spoilage-causing non-public health bacteria and product breakdown for better qualityEnables retailers to extend code date through purge reductionAll these benefits with no organoleptic impact to the product
Maintaining a clean and sanitary presentation leads to consumer trust and loyalty. Ensure your customers always see a clean case and misting nozzles by dosing Produce Maxx into your misting lines and misting heads to keep lines clean and free of odor-causing bacteria.

Significant consumer and retailer economic benefits include:

Maintains the cleanliness and freshness of water used to mist fresh produceRe-channel cleaning labor to high value selling activitiesCleanliness leads to customer loyalty
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