Israeli company Bio-Fence has created an antimicrobial coating that eliminated all traces of a deadly foodborne illness in a recent test.
An Israeli antimicrobial coating has managed to eliminate all traces of a deadly foodborne illness in a recent test conducted in a hot dog peeling room at a major sausage manufacturing facility in Israel.
The company, Bio-Fence, developed the coating, which was applied to the floor and lower part of the walls of the room which, despite repeated and strict disinfectant routines, had experienced high levels of listeria, particularly on the production floor.
Listeria is one of the deadliest foodborne illnesses. According to the US Food and Drug Administration, even if treated aggressively with antibiotics, as many as 30% of infected people die and more than 90% of people are hospitalized – often in intensive care units.
In the three weeks before the proof-of-concept (POC) pilot in which Bio-Fence’s coating was applied, listeria was detected in 21 out of 23 (91%) daily floor samples. After application, the bacteria were completely undetectable on the floor surface during day-to-day production.
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