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News Release from: Petro-Canada | Subject: Purity FG with Microl
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 18 March 2008
Antimicrobial protection for food grade
lubricants
Petro-Canada introduces antimicrobial product protection for food grade lubricants - Purity FG with the new Microl antimicrobial preservative
Purity FG with Microl is an industrial strength food grade lubricant line, now containing Microl - the first and only antimicrobial preservative currently registered by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use in food grade lubricants In addition to this, Purity FG with Microl has been registered by NSF International, the Public Health and Safety Company, as the first NSF H1 lubricant with an EPA registered antimicrobial preservative
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 11 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Purity FG with Microl is available as a grease, hydraulic or gear fluid and is the only food grade lubricant on the market that is fully compliant with both the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and EPA regulatory requirements.
"Purity FG with Microl is a significant development in the food processing industry," says Colleen Flanagan, Category Manager, Petro-Canada Lubricants: "This new product line inhibits microbial growth in the lubricant to prevent degradation in plant-tough environments".
Food processing machinery lubricants have some unique challenges.
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Stringent regulations, harsh environmental conditions and rigorous plant operations require a well-designed food grade lubricant.
Petro-Canada has established an excellent reputation in quality and performance with its Purity industrial food grade line.
With the addition of Microl, a new level in lubricant product protection has been achieved.
"Protecting food grade lubricants from deterioration, fouling, and odour caused by micro-organisms is a new frontier in the optimisation of equipment performance", says Dr Henry Sapiano, Manager of R+D for fluids and greases: "Purity FG with Microl should be considered as part of an integrated plan to protect food processing equipment".
"From farm to fork, there are many points of engagement in the food safety process," says Dr Ruby Lee, Senior Food Safety Project Manager at the Guelph Food Technology Centre.
"At the equipment programme level, there are a number of preventative maintenance efforts that can prevent downtime and ensure that where equipment can impact on food safety functions, it does so as intended, so that no hazard or possibility of a hazard occurs.
A programme utilising a registered food grade lubricant with antimicrobial preservative, such as Purity FG with Microl, is an effective solution for protecting the lubricant in food processing equipment".
Proven effective in extensive lab testing, the Petro-Canada Purity FG with the Microl antimicrobial formulation helps protect the lubricant from degradation due to microbes.
"Purity FG with Microl is a great choice for plants that are engaged with HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) or GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) plans," says Flanagan.
Petro-Canada is the world's largest producer of the pharmaceutical grade white oil used in a variety of food processing industries, offering a complete line of industrial lubricants suitable for ancillary use in food processing plants.
Petro-Canada blends and packages more than 350 different lubricants, specialty fluids and greases that are exported to more than 60 countries on six continents.
Products are manufactured from 99.9% pure base oil, one of the purest in the world.
As the world's largest producer of white oils and one of the leading suppliers of long life factory fill automatic transmission fluids, Petro-Canada is focused on going beyond today's standards.
With more than 30 years of experience in blending Group II base oils and one of the leaders in development of Group III base oils, the company delivers a diverse line of innovative lubricants to meet an ever increasing range of international specifications.
Petro-Canada specialises in offering customers products and services that are proven to offer tangible savings solutions.
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