AMFIL TECHNOLOGIES REPORTS DRAMATIC REDUCTION IN LISTERIA INSTANCES AT LEADING NORTH AMERICAN FISH PROCESSOR
A leading North American fish processor has announced a 98% reduction in Listeria instances in whitefish caviar compared to previous year's microbial sampling data.


/Farming News Articles/ - LONDON, ON, CANADA, November 24, 2006 - AMFIL Technologies Inc., supplier of ozone-based mPact cleaning antimicrobial systems for food and beverage processors, received impactful results feedback from the company's quality assurance department. They noted that Listeria counts were dramatically reduced by a factor of 25 with the addition of AMFIL's mPact-25S centralized cleaning antimicrobial system for direct treatment of fish and caviar products and conveyor CIP. Previous to the mPact system, the company used a chlorinated water system for sanitizing RTE raw caviar which was not effective. The company stated that the mPact system works very well and that they are showing a reduction in microbial load of 2-4 logs on raw fish products. The reduction on the RTE caviar line has proven so effective that the fish processor is seeking to expand mPact surface cleaning and sanitation to other processing equipment within the facility. In addition, the customer has also ordered AMFIL hand sprayer attachments for other troublesome surfaces within the facility that can benefit from the ozone cleaning antimicrobial system.

mPact Cleaning Antimicrobial systems utilize ozonated low and high pressure cold water to effectively clean and antimicrobially treat food and food contact surfaces in food and beverage processing facilities. mPact systems operate with cold water only, thereby reducing or eliminating hot water/chemical costs associated with conventional cleaning and sanitation techniques. Ozone-based mPact systems can be used in-process on food products and on processing equipment (conveyors, tables, saws, etc.) without impacting, or shutting down, production.

ABOUT AMFIL Technologies, Inc.
AMFIL is the manufacturer of cold water ozone cleaning and antimicrobial systems for food/food processing equipment, and gaseous ozone fumigation systems for produce cold storage and refrigerated transport containers. AMFIL's products include the mobile mPact-5 and mPact-10 systems, the mPact-25 centralized system, mPact-CSF cold storage fumigation system, and mPact-RCF refrigerated container fumigation system. AMFIL is now releasing the mPact-CAS, a system designed specifically for cased meat log cleaning & antimicrobial treatment. Please visit www.amfiltech.com for additional information on mPact systems.

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