Beverages in aluminium cans are widely available, and for convenience, drinks are often consumed directly from the can. Cans are exposed to various environments during production, storage and shipping during which the lid may be contaminated with microorganisms. This study on can lid contamination was divided into three experiments to determine (1) the cleanliness of randomly collected cans, (2) the transfer rate from hands to can lids and (3) the survival of bacteria on lids during storage. Over 190 cans were tested for presence of ATP using a standard luciferase enzyme kit. Of the 194 randomly selected cans, 90 (46.39%) were in the dangerous unsanitary category, 60 (30.93%) were considered cautionary as far as sanitation while 44 (22.68%) were categorized as clean. In the second experiment, subjects handled and opened cans with hands inoculated with E. coli and greater than 50% transfer to wet cans lids and greater than 30% transfer to dry can lids was found. In the third experiment, inoculated can lids were found to harbor E. coli for up to 14 days.

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11-15 september 2017

Munich, Germany

Pav. 2 – stand 301

All the advantages of Ecocap’s for craft producers

It was officially presented in Nuremberg on the occasion of Brau Beviale, the main European exhibition for the beverage industry and immediately attracted great interest from the public of professionals and buyers present at the Ecocap’s stand. It is the CSS 020, the new system of Ecocap’s the latest arrival designed to meet the needs of artisanal producers.

Thanks to its small compact size, low weight and wheels that allow it to move easily the CSS 020 is ideal for any small production layout and ideal for stand-alone use.

The CSS 020, with a production speed of up to 1.500 cans per hour, is modular: this means that in case of larger outputs it can easily be connected to additional Ecocap machines in parallel to increase productivity.

To all this are added the extreme ease of use and a very interesting launch price. All the features of CSS 020 make it perfect for batch productions to cater for small or medium volumes typical of all craft producers, allowing more companies to appreciate the many advantages in terms of safety and hygiene and potential as a system marketing tool patented Ecocap’s.

Ecocap’s is on the journal Beverage Packaging Innovation, summer 2018

Ecocap’s is on the journal TecnAlimentaria Beverage Industry, august/september

Born in London from the passion of two friends for music and good beer. Since 2011 the Signature Brew products bonds these two souls, by producing tasty, genuine and excellent quality beers inspired by the world of music. Quality that Signature Brew chose to preserve by using our caps, thus becoming the first craft brewery to rely on Ecocap’s services!

source: www.brewersjournal.info