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At a time when prioritising health and well-being has never been more important, the pharmaceutical industry is taking centre stage to demonstrate its unwavering commitment to safety and quality. Global public health challenges such as migration, pandemics, the rise of non-communicable diseases and ageing populations must be addressed not only through the adoption of new […]

In just two decades, Christeyns has made extraordinary strides in reducing water and energy consumption in industrial laundries. An impressive reduction from 10 litres to less than 3 litres of fresh water per kg of linen has been achieved. Additionally, energy consumption has been reduced from 0,65 kWh to less than 0,15 kWh per kg […]

We live in an increasingly demanding society where time management is the major limiting factor in our lives. The hectic pace of our lives leaves little time for daily chores. From home to work and from work to home, with intense working days in between, there is no time to cook and eating at work […]

Hygiene plays a key role in food production processes and in many cases can be considered as an integral part of them. In some industries, such as the meat industry, cleaning and disinfection operations can take up to a third of the working day. Thus, it can be understood that the current situation of change, […]

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. […]

One of the most serious food-borne diseases in the EU due to its high morbidity and mortality is Listeriosis. According to EFSA, Listeriosis is the fifth most reported human zoonosis in the EU. In 2021 it rebounded by 14% compared to the previous year, reaching the highest reporting rate since records have been kept. During […]

Waste heat recovery is a significant opportunity for laundries to improve efficiency and reduce energy bills. Many commercial laundries are turning to such heat recovery systems to capture the thermal energy from waste heat and re-use it to preheat freshwater or incoming air efficiently. The most common heat exchanger systems that meet the specific requirements […]

The latest zoonoses report published by EFSA for 2021 confirms that campylobacteriosis is the most reported food-borne gastrointestinal infection in the EU. This has been the case since 2007. The number of confirmed cases of campylobacteriosis was 127,840, or 41.1 cases per 100,000 population. Broiler chicken caused the highest number of outbreaks detected in the […]

Ensuring perfect hygiene in the poultry industry is crucial, especially in slaughterhouses and poultry cutting plants. To achieve this, it is important to apply strategies to control pathogenic microorganisms to ensure that poultry meat is safe for the consumer, as well as to reduce the presence of microorganisms that reduce the shelf life of the […]

The poultry sector plays an important role in Europe not only as a meat supplier but also culturally and economically. Plenty of European dishes include chicken or turkey as an ingredient. The poultry meat consumption across the European Union reached 11.817 million metric tons in 2022. The EU produced an estimated 13.2 million tons of […]

Food hygiene and safety remain paramount in the food industry despite the turbulent times we live in. Food industries are trying to save costs in order to cope with rising raw material and energy prices and maintain margins. But in spite of all this mumbo-jumbo, the hygiene component, consisting of the cleaning and disinfection of […]