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Polyquaternium stains are a persistent issue for commercial laundries. The culprit is a conditoning ingredient called polyquaternium-7. This polymer sticks to fabrics and causes non-removable dark stains. As a result, laundries face the cost of frequent textile replacement costs. This blog post’s aim is to help understand and address this issue, and find effective ways […]

Sunscreen is essential in protecting the skin from the harmful rays of summer. Unfortunately, most sunscreens tend to cause yellow-orange stains on textile, which are difficult to remove.  As a result, normal washing cycles are no longer effective and laundries are confronted with a high percentage of rewash and a significant increase in processing costs. […]

A recent study in Europe has shown that the personal protective equipment (PPE) segment is growing fast in the total market for textile rental services, due to increasing public interest in risk prevention. Fulfilling its role as an innovator, Christeyns had already jumped on the bandwagon in 2016 with the launch of its ‘Cool Chemistry […]

“Campylobacter, the discreet bacterium” is the title of the new book published by Betelgeux, in which seven experts specialised in different areas tackle the most relevant issues related to food safety and controlling Campylobacter spp. Campylobacter was first described in 1886 by the German paediatrician and bacteriologist Theodore Escherich as curved or spiral bacteria present in the colon […]

Hygiene is essential to achieve safe and good quality food. Hygiene practices must be efficient at all stages of the food chain, from production to consumption, in order to avoid errors that may cause foodborne diseases or alterations that reduce their useful life. In the European Union, health regulations on food have a strongly preventive […]

In food industries, in addition to producing the largest possible number of processed food units, they must be of adequate quality. In this sense, they must be safe, not produce any toxicity to the people consuming them, and maintain the physical-chemical and organoleptic characteristics in all lots throughout their commercial life. An important aspect is […]

Escherichia coli bacterium was initially isolated and described by the German pediatrician Escherich in 1885, who proved its existence as a regular host in the intestine. He named it Bacterium coli commune, which can be translated as “common colon bacteria”. In 1919 Castellani and Chalmers gave it its definitive name in homage to Escherich. Escherichia quickly became […]

Food safety has become an aspect of primary importance in a globalised world, where economic benefits in search of food quality and safety predominate in most cases. Clear examples of this are the latest food crises that have taken place worldwide. While food safety consists in ensuring the population’s adequate nutrition in some countries, in […]

Cleaning, sanitising and disinfecting are three essential processes in the food industry. Three actions whose objective is ensuring food safety, thus preventing food poisoning, in addition extending the products’ commercial life. Out of these three sanitation phases in the food industry, based on its importance, we will focus our attention on the disinfection of surfaces […]

Have you ever had the thought, usually accompanied by a sinking feeling of foreboding, “how on Earth am I going to get this clean again ?”. Success in cleaning delicate textiles lies, above all, in taking the right decision on how to process the dirty textile. When the textile comes in, it is inspected for […]

Quaternary ammonium compounds (QAC) are active biocide substances widely used in disinfectants utilised in the food industry to sanitise surfaces and facilities. Its main use derives from its properties: They have a broad biocide spectrum, being effective against the most common pathogens in the food industry They are safe when properly handled by operators They […]

Bacteria commonly found in the environment, present in food industries on floors, tools and surfaces and in water and air…, they can live in humans and animals. They are one of the most resistant non-spore-forming pathogens and can survive for long periods of time in low humidity environments. They grow between 7ºC up to 47.8ºC, […]