Canadian Organic Regime approved hand sanitizer?
Hi,
We are a berry processing facility located in Canada working to become organically certified.
Does anyone know of a hand sanitizer which is food grade & accepted by COR standards - meeting CAN/CGSB 32 310 1.4 - (Table 7.3 - permitted to be applied to gloves without a removal event)?
Any guidance would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Abby7
you can get both of these in spray format or you should be able to get alcohol based gel that will pass
BTW why are your employees wearing gloves???
Scampi,
Did you mean to include an attachment with your reply?
Employees where disposable blue nitrile gloves - we have a 'no bare hands on food product' policy.
Thanks,
LOL yes I did
Both IPA and alcohol are on the list of approved without a rinse.........but that table is for equipment and both may break down nitrile gloves. I personnaly prefer clean hands to gloves everytime (people do weird things with gloves on they'd never do with bare hands! :)
Just asking because it's not very "organic" to use disposable gloves is all
Alcohol, ethyl (ethanol)
This water-soluble chemical compound is effective against fungi, bacteria (in their growth phase but not spores), Mycobacterium, and certain viruses, including Norovirus.
It is not effective against spores.
It is most effective at a concentration of 60%-90% in water. Activity drops sharply when diluted below a 50% concentration.
Used as a component of fruit and vegetable wash products.
In the healthcare setting, “alcohol” refers to two water-soluble chemical compounds—ethyl alcohol and isopropyl alcohol—that have generally underrated germicidal characteristics. FDA has not cleared any liquid chemical sterilant or high-level disinfectant with alcohol as the main active ingredient. These alcohols rapidly kill (not just slow down growth) vegetative forms of bacteria but do not destroy bacterial spores. They also destroy fungi, viruses and mycobacteria.
Alcohol, isopropyl
Also known as rubbing alcohol, this is an effective disinfectant against bacteria, viruses and fungi.
This is not effective against spores. This is most effective at 60%-90% in water. Activity drops sharply when diluted below a 50% concentration.
HI,
I agree that disposable gloves don't seem very organic - but we are working with fresh and frozen berries and it is the typical practice in this industry for the staff to wear nitirle gloves to protect both the customer and their sking (though I understand your comment about the potential for weird things to occur - gloves or not)!.
Thanks for the details re: the IPA and alcohol - now to just find a food grade product which is readily available.
Thanks for your time and knowledge!
Abby7
Dear Abby7,
We are NOP and NPOP certified company and we are using sanitizers permitted as per USDA, hope this will help you.
Regards
Mahantesh
We now have an approved glove sanitizer - as per the CFIA for handling organic products.
I am not certain if is appropriate to mention actual brands on this forum - so won't unless advised it is acceptable.
Thanks to the others on the forum for providing guidance.
Abby7