Thank you to those of you who responded here with resources and kind words, as well as to those of you who reached out privately. We had an agency leadership call about this topic today and I thought I'd share a few insights as a follow-up. Several ...

Great info from all who are responding, thank you! Ideally, we would want the facility to follow all manufacturer instructions for cleaning, sanitizing, and maintenance. It looks like there is a fairly well laid out process. We are obviously concerned ...

I evaluated a similar machine a few years ago for use in a retail setting. The machine itself was pretty easy to clean. The reasons we did not moved forward with it were because: The requirement to pre-wash/desticker the fruit was not easily solvable ...

Thanks Tara - it looks like they are using a type of self-cleaning system but perhaps also some manual cleaning. Were this being proposed in my jurisdiction I would be wondering how often this cycle runs, how often manual cleaning is required, and what ...

Hi Kim. This situation sounds extremely challenging. A few things come to mind. I know it goes without saying, but of first importance is keeping your staff safe. This is the basic rule for anyone overseeing emergency response or those going in to ...