Polarcoat v.s. Face Touching and Sick Food Workers

Foodmanufacturing.com just published an article on the results of a survey conducted by the Center for Research and Public Policy (CRPP). Consider the following excerpt from the article:

An article was just published that highlights the innovation and strengths of our product. Foodmanufacture.co.uk has published the article in conjunction with Pinguin Foods. Here's the official synopsis of the article:

According to the survey, 51 percent of employees reported they always or frequently go to work when sick. More than 45 percent said they go to work sick because they can’t afford to lose pay. More than 46 percent said they didn’t want to let their co-workers down by not showing up for a shift. When managers were asked how many employees they thought came to work sick, the majority answered just 18 percent.

Over 20 million U.S. and Canadian frontline food workers grow, process, distribute, cook, and serve the food that is eaten by over 355 million consumers every day. They are the vital link of a complex food system from farm to fork.

official excerptSurvey: More Than Half of US and Canadian Food Workers Go to Work Sick

Here's a direct link to the article: Survey: More Than Half of US and Canadian Food Workers Go to Work Sick

Who Cares?

Couple this information with the following fact: the average person touches their face 16 times an hour (sorry to burst your bubble kate Winslet, its not 2000 times a day), increasing the risk of fomites coming into contact with handled food and goods, as well as food-prep surfaces.

Sorry Kate Winslet

Why Fight Human Nature? Use Polarcoat in Your Food Distribution Centers and Commercial Walk-in Freezers

Why Use Polarcoat? It forms a high gloss tough monolithic surface minimizing the potential for germ or bacteria growth. Polarcoat was developed specifically for use in Cold rooms, walk in freezers and cold storage facilities, medical facilities and cleanrooms where an easy to clean surface really matters.

Our product helps you to fight germs instead of your employees.

Written on October 29, 2015