Crane Merchandising Systems 678, 670 manual Sanitation, Basics, Hot Drink Setup/Programming Guide

HOT DRINK SETUP/PROGRAMMING GUIDE

SANITATION

Basics

INTRODUCTION

Anybody who services vending machines must use proper sanitizing procedures. Health regulations require that hands be clean when cups, commodities, and food-contact parts are handled or serviced.

In addition, Federal and State Health Departments require regular cleaning and sanitizing procedures for food contact parts.

The information in this section will explain how to clean and sanitize the merchandiser on a day to day basis. A clean and well maintained merchandiser will provide a better product and greater safety for your customers.

CLEANING AND SANITIZING -- WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

Clean means “free of visible soil”. In cup vending machine servicing, cleaning is also done to maintain product quality and to remove food soils, oils, and mineral stains that could affect product taste, aroma, and appearance.

Sanitizing means the reduction, to safe levels, of the number of disease-causing bacteria that remain on the surface after cleaning. Therefore, cleaning and sanitizing are done in separate steps, as prescribed by health regulations and good industry practice.

When you sanitize you create a healthy and hygienic condition. This leads to wholesome food, which in turn leads to satisfied customers.

SANITIZING IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR A GOOD CLEANING

HOW DO I SANITIZE?

You can sanitize by using either of these two methods:

Chemicals: The object to be sanitized is treated with a bactericidal compound.

Heat: Raise the temperature of the object high enough to kill bacteria. Water must be at least 170° F.

Hot brew water (if available) is an acceptable sanitizer. When food contact surfaces are washed and/or rinsed, use the hot water available in the machine.

Turn the machine off before using water on the machine.

In either case, the object must be thoroughly clean and completely rinsed in order for the sanitizing process to work. Caked-on soils not removed by cleaning, for example, may shield bacteria from a sanitizing solution.

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