The 2022 Food Safety Summit closed on Thursday with a presentation on the reality of sanitation work in food production plants, as well as how sanitarians and processing facilities can stay ahead of hygienic risks by leveraging data. The session was led by Joe Stout, R.S., President and Founder of Commercial Food Sanitation, and a leader in the sanitation field with over four decades of experience; and Eric Moorman, Ph.D., Corporate Manager of Food Safety and Scientific Affairs at Butterball LLC.
Mr. Stout began the session by handing out several items for attendees to observe: brass door hinges, a door hinge with a rough surface coating, and clear plastic bags filled with flour. Mr. Stout also asked for four volunteers to take an apple each and try to clean it as best they could with a dry paper towel. The items were passed around the audience throughout the session, and were returned to Mr. Stout at the end of the presentation for a demonstration.
