Fruit & Vegetable Processing

Leaders in the fruit and vegetable industry depend on AFCO’s experience and expertise to protect their brand. When you partner with us, you benefit from our innovative science and best practices we’ve developed to support businesses like yours.

Trusted Partner Delivering Sustainable Solutions Through Food Safety™

What We Do

CLEANING & SANITATION SOLUTIONS

INTERVENTION SOLUTIONS

TECHNICAL SERVICES & SUPPORT

PRODUCE WASH

EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS

Cleaning & Sanitizing

  • Caustic, Acid, and Neutral Cleaners

  • Hydragenix® line of more sustainable products

  • Sanitizers

  • Floor Treatments

  • EPA & FDA Registrations

  • Membrane cleaning programs

  • Smart Technology for cleaning verification

  • Hand Care, JanSan, and Tool Cage

  • Array of pack sizes and bulk delivery

Fruit & Vegetable Industry Product Guide (PDF)

Intervention Solutions

  • Peracetic Acid

    • 4360 Perasafe FC-100

    • 4363 Perasafe 23

    • 4325 Per-Ox

    • 4367 Per-Ox Extreme

  • Chlorine Dioxide with our exclusive Hydragenix® TypHall Activation

Peracetic Acid

4360 Perasafe FC-100

  • 15% active PAA

  • FCN 2099 - treat non-raw (cut/diced) fruits and vegetables

  • FSIS Directive 7120.1 – list of approved substances for intervention

4363 Perasafe 23

  • 23% active PAA

  • FCN 2099 - treat non-raw (cut/diced) fruits and vegetables

  • FSIS Directive 7120.1 – list of approved substances for intervention

Per-Ox 4325

  • 5.25% active PAA

  • EPA# 833-4

  • No rinse sanitizing of food contact surfaces

  • Treatment of raw, unprocessed fruits and vegetables

Per-Ox Extreme 4367

  • 15% active PAA

  • EPA# 833-5

  • No rinse sanitizing of food contact surfaces

  • Treatment of raw, unprocessed fruits and vegetables

Chlorine Dioxide & Typhall Activation

Keeper® Professional Post Harvest

  • Approved for water and ice used to rinse, wash, transport and store (21 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 173.325)

  • Typically applied between 500 and 1,200 parts per million

  • Applications

    • Packaging

    • Hydrocooler

    • Flume water

Hydragenix® Typhall Activator

  • Efficient Activation

  • Unique patented acid that produces a high conversion percentage

  • At 1:10 ratio TypHall produces a 5X conversion over citric acid at same ratio

  • At 1:10 ratio TypHall will mimic the pH & conversion values of phosphoric acid when diluted 1:20

  • Sustained conversion % up to at least 8 hours

  • Corrosion potential below Citric / Phosphoric

*Keeper® is a registered trademark of Bio-Cide International, a Kemin Company

Benefits of Intervention

  • Helps to increase shelf-life

  • Helps processors meet government regulations for tolerance levels

  • Helps to maintain brand protection

  • There are no labeling requirements

  • Acceptable for use in the production of Organic Foods

  • Spraying products and lines may allow extended runs of conveyers and reduce the number of cleanings that are needed to maintain sanitary conditions

  • Environmentally friendly – peracetic acid breaks down into acetic acid, water and oxygen

  • Cost effective

  • User friendly

Produce Wash

Freshtec™ (cut) and Freshful™ (uncut)*

  • GRAS-approved washes to prevent browning and extend the shelf life of cut and uncut fruits and vegetables

  • Hydronium polymers (Tydronium) with a unique chemistry and mode of action

  • Based upon US Patent Number 10,446,327 describing Tydronium as a unique proton structure.

  • Classified as a processing aid so no label requirements

*Freshtec™ and Freshful™ are trademarks of Aqueus, LLC.

Freshful™ & Freshtec™ Produce Wash Flyer (PDF)

Key Benefits

  • Discourages post-harvest waste

  • Retards produce aging process

  • Improves current wash process

  • Prolongs freshness

Technical Services

  • SQF and HACCP Certified Food Safety Specialists provide on-site and technical service support

  • Digital Platforms to effectively manage your sanitation program

  • Quality Action Team to help improve safety and reduce liability

  • Laboratory and R&D services that provide application support

  • Continuous Improvement Team to help you operate more sustainably and efficiently

Equipment Solutions

Perasafe E3 Data Logging

  • Controls PAA concentrations and pH value up to 8 application points

  • Cloud-based reporting

  • Captures data in real time

  • User-friendly interface

  • Customized graphics

  • Mobile interface

  • Real time tracking

  • Historical data capture

  • Diagnostic tool that provides alerts

  • Risk management

  • Operational excellence

  • Sustainability reporting

Protecting Your Brand

With a proven history of successful partnerships with leaders in the fruit & vegetable industries, we understand that food safety is critical to your business.

  • We offer a portfolio of sanitation and service solutions.

  • Our Food Safety Specialists bring the experience and technical expertise to troubleshoot your specific application, rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.

  • We also assist in sanitizing your hard surfaces to prevent cross-contamination while protecting your sensitive equipment.

  • Our EcoClear® division specializes in deep cleaning your refrigeration evaporator coils in food processing and storage areas, rooftop units, cooling towers, and other hard-to-reach spots that can hide and spread microbes.