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This document provides guidance on ware-washing practices during the COVID-19 outbreak. It recommends continuing current ware-washing practices as no sanitizer has proven effective against SARS-CoV-2 and regulatory authorities have not required process changes. Proper ware-washing following standards can remove COVID-19 viruses. Hygiene should still be followed, like using disposable utensils in hospitals and transporting clean dishes safely.

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Machine Warewashing Rinse

This document provides guidance on ware-washing practices during the COVID-19 outbreak. It recommends continuing current ware-washing practices as no sanitizer has proven effective against SARS-CoV-2 and regulatory authorities have not required process changes. Proper ware-washing following standards can remove COVID-19 viruses. Hygiene should still be followed, like using disposable utensils in hospitals and transporting clean dishes safely.

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Date: 27 April 2020

Special Note: Ware-washing Guidance for the SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19

Summary of Recommendations:
The current outbreak of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19 has raised concerns about whether
current ware-washing practices are acceptable to address the risks associated with food contact surface contamination
with the virus. Diversey recommends no change to current practices based on the latest recommendations from the
MoHFW, India, FSSAI, Centre of Disease Control and Prevention, USA and RKI, Europe recommendations. This document
discusses the current approach to ware-washing using the India requirements as guidance.

Overview:
Practices to control disease causing microorganisms can vary depending on the surface and environmental conditions.
Typically, environmental surfaces can be disinfected with an appropriate FDA, EPA – US, BPR registered product.
However, these disinfectants are generally not safe or permitted for use on food contact surfaces (FCS) without rinsing
and sanitizing after disinfection. Some processes, such as machine/mechanical ware-washing (machine W/W) or manual
ware-washing (manual W/W) do not lend themselves to using disinfectants when there are concerns about pathogenic
organisms on the dishware or other FCS being processed. This has raised questions about how to control microorganisms
on FCS, especially during this outbreak of SARS-CoV-2.

Guidance:
Below is a list of considerations that will assist with determining the best course of action for your ware-washing needs
during this outbreak and in the future:

 Currently, no sanitizer is recognized as efficacious against the SARS-CoV-2.


 The FSSAI/MoHFW/FDA has not issued a warning or other guidance that current ware-washing
recommendations must be modified for treatment of dishware or other food contact surfaces used by persons
infected with the SARS-CoV-2.
However, we recommend using disposable utensils in hospital/hotel settings where patients are infected or suspected of
having COVID-19. Otherwise continue to use MoHFW/FSSAI/FDA supported ware-washing recommendations.

It’s important that in areas where COVID-19 virus is present hygiene standards are followed at maximum to prevent
cross contamination. Therefore it’s important that used dish-ware must be transported in closed containers to the dish
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wash areas according to the FSSAI or RKI recommendations

After washing the articles should be stored and transported in closed clean and sanitized container to the food serving
area to prevent re-contamination.
Staff that handles the ware should wear a hairnet and a mouth cover. Before starting to unload the dish washer, hands
should be disinfected with an accredited hand wash disinfectant. In between a disinfecting hand rub should be used
frequently and any general personal hygiene rule obviously as normal apply as well.

If the automated washing process is working properly - meaning that if the correct interactions of the required wash
process parameters are present, which consist of,:
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a. Correct washing (min 65 °C) and rinsing temperature (more than 85 °C) (refer: MoHFW, Pg-98) ;
b. Correct washing and rinsing time;
c. Regularly refreshed water (frequent change of main-wash water);
d. Correct functioning of all wash spray arms (spray pattern and pressure) in order to cover all washed items with
cleaning solutions;
e. Correct dosing levels of dish wash detergent and rinse aid.

Diversey India Hygiene Pvt Ltd.


R&D Centre, Bombay Textile Research Association Campus, Next to R-City Mall, LBS Road, Ghatkopar – West, Mumbai – 400086.
Tel.: +91-22-61171600
This should provide a sufficiently hygienic wash result including removing COVID-19 type viruses from such equipment.
All washed items should be properly dried before being packed away for re-use. (No cloth wiping /buffing is
recommended)

Whilst we have not carried out tests on the COVID - 19 virus at Diversey on dishwash processes, we did perform the DIN
10510 using bio-indicators E. faecium ATCC 60572ATCC 60572, which is a thermo resistant bacteria. This test showed
that at 180ppm alkalinity (see appendix I for minimum dosing levels per product); all bacteria were removed and killed.
There were no bacteria present on the substrates or in the wash water of the cleaning cycle. Therefore the process can
be considered as hygienic.
Due to the nature of COVID-19 type viruses it can be assumed that these will be killed in the wash process based on the
study with E. faecium. We emphasize that our commentary is based on general scientific knowledge for chemo thermal
disinfection and not on a specific test report for this process on COVID-19 virus. However, these findings are in line with
recent guidelines issued by FSSAI for Food Businesses during Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic (Section 4:
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Cleaning and Sanitation . It has also in line with the statements of the University of Kiel that outside the body, Covid-19
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virus is easy to kill with an ordinary soap .

For further information, please contact your local Diversey representative.

Yashesh Lodaya Mousum Roy


Principal Scientist – R&D, Global Innovation Application Expert Leader, India Subcontinent

Appendix I:
Recommended minimum dosing levels per product

Suma Ultra L2 1.6 ml/L


Suma Ultra PurEco L2 1.4 ml/L
Suma Special L4 1.8 ml/L
Suma Nova L6 2.5 ml/L
Suma Nova PurEco L6 2.0 ml/L
Suma Super L1 4 ml/L
Suma Lima L3 3.2 ml/L

References:

1. FSSAI Guidance Document https://fssai.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/Guidance_Note_COVID_15_04_2020.pdf


2. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/National%20Guidelines%20for%20IPC%20in%20HCF%20-%20final%281%29.pdf
3. United States Food and Drug Administration 2017 Food Code.
4. United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Interim Infection Prevention and Control
Recommendations for Patients with Confirmed 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) or Persons Under
Investigation for 2019-nCoV in Healthcare Settings. Accessed March 5, 2020.
5. RKI recommendations (Ref. https://www.rki.de/EN/Home/homepage_node.html).
6. University of Kiel: https://www.uni-kiel.de/de/coronavirus/ansteckrisiko

This information is given to you in good faith to the best of our current reasonable knowledge, taking into consideration current status of technology as
generally applied in the industry. It does not constitute any guarantee or warranty, which are expressly disclaimed herewith. Under no circumstances shall
Diversey India Hygiene Pvt. Ltd. or any of its affiliates be liable for any consequential, incidental or special damages or loss of profit incurred by you,
regardless of whether the possibility of such damages or loss was disclosed to or reasonably foreseeable by you. It is assumed that you will use our products
for industrial purposes only and as per recommendation made.

Diversey India Hygiene Pvt Ltd.


R&D Centre, Bombay Textile Research Association Campus, Next to R-City Mall, LBS Road, Ghatkopar – West, Mumbai – 400086.
Tel.: +91-22-61171600

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