ABSTRACT
As is true with any cleaning project, the old adage holds: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Before setting up any cleaning schedule or program it would be wise to invest in an edition of Engineering for Food Safety and Sanitation: A Guide to the Sanitary Design of Food Plants and Food Plant Equipment [1] to see what can be done to avoid unnecessary labor costs. Unfortunately, where cereal plants are found, grain dust will also be found. The accumulation of grain dust is not only unsighly, but also provides food for unwanted pests. By not avoiding or continually removing this food source, the plant is putting the company’s business in jeopardy.
