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As a leader in food safety, Birko is at the forefront of industry research and trends. Fighting resident foodborne pathogens, developing plant sanitation solutions, sanitary design of custom equipment, and precision chemical blending. In this space, our experts share their insights on these and other timely topics.

April 9, 2020

Keeping the Workforce Safe During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel SARS-COV-2 virus is unprecedented. Even with the mandated social distancing for the weeks or months to come, the United States still requires an enormous class of workers to keep essential services running, including the food industry. Employees need to take the proper precautions to keep others and themselves safe. Here are some tips to ensure your workforce stays safe. Proper Hand Cleaning and Sanitizing Suitable hand soap is essential. Food processors should make sure that all hand soap within their facility is fragrance-free and meets the needs of their food… Read More

Article by Elis Owens

March 11, 2020

How to Conserve Resources in Beef Processing with New Innovations in Automated Sanitation Technology

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Food processing plants can use up to hundreds of thousands of gallons of water per day, but are they using more than they need to? Not only is water and chemical waste bad for the environment, it’s also bad for the bottom line. Additionally, a nationwide labor shortage has food processors looking for ways to accomplish the work they need done with limited resources. Fortunately, the solution for both scenarios can be found in emerging automated technology, which allows processors to do more with less.

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February 26, 2020

A Food Safety Game-Changer: Your Look at Birko’s Elite 360® Precision Application Technology™

Interventions. Decontamination. Antimicrobial interventions. Intervention application. Precision application. No matter what you call it, it is a crucial step for any food manufacturer. And we’ve created a way to make this process more effective, efficient and cost-effective: Elite 360® precision application technology™. Elite 360® is a groundbreaking new electrostatic intervention technology that has the potential to significantly improve the safety of today’s food. The use of electrostatic in the protein industry isn’t new, but our ability to harness this technology in an application that solves significant food safety issues is new. The Elite 360® technology has the potential to disrupt… Read More

Article by Mark Swanson

January 3, 2020

Join the Unique Experience at IPPE 2020

Birko is gearing up for the International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE), which will take place at the Georgia World Congress Center, January 28 – 30. IPPE is the world’s largest annual display of technology, equipment, supplies, and services used in the production and processing of eggs, meat, and poultry. More than 32,000 industry leaders attend this show, and Birko is excited to be exhibiting once again in 2020, as well as sponsor the annual Food Safety Council Meeting. Here’s what to expect at this year’s expo. IPPE’s Show Floor This year, IPPE is making room for more than 1,400 exhibitors. There… Read More

Article by Bob Ogren

December 11, 2019

Problematic Draught Line Cleaning

Caustic (sodium hydroxide, NaOH, and potassium hydroxide, KOH) cleaners are typically used to clean draught (tap) lines, with acid cleaning taking a back seat and only used as needed to tackle calcium oxalate (beer stone) issues. The Brewers Association recently published the Fourth Edition of the Draught Beer Quality Manual (DBQM) and can be found online at https://bit.ly/2YfaEGS. The DBQM recommends cleaning draught lines with caustic every 14 days to keep the lines in good shape. For most beers, this works just fine. But what happens when a non-standard beer is put on a draught line and then ends-up flavoring a… Read More

Article by Dana Johnson