Commercial Service Solutions LLC
Air Conditioning | Refrigeration |Sales | Service | Installation
Fort Walton Beach Florida, 32548 850-240-2933
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Ice Machines - How safe is the ice we consume?
According to the International Packaged Ice Association (IPIA), in commercial ice plants, ice is generated in large capacity machines that package the ice automatically so there is no human contact. However, 50-75% of the packaged ice sold in the U.S. and Canada is produced in convenience stores, supermarkets, gas stations, liquor stores, and other retail outlets, not to mention the millions of pounds of ice consumed daily from ice machines in restaurants, hospitals, and hotels, etc. Many of these on-premise operations receive no oversight from local health inspection.
Even when ice machines are inspected, it is often found these machines are not cleaned and sanitized very often, if ever in some cases. Mold and slime build up inside them, allowing bacteria to grow and contaminate the ice product. Study after study shows that “dirty ice” is more common than you might think. A California report noted of 10 ice machines, almost half had an unacceptable level of contamination. In 2002, the University of South Florida surveyed convenience store on-premises ice machines and found 36 % of packaged ice produced comes from water that did not meet EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) drinking water standards.
Commercial Service Solutions provides a scheduled maintenance agreement. So you don’t have to worry about a dirty ice machine. We clean and sanitize ice machines as per manufactures instructions. Not only will your machine be clean, but will also run more efficiently.
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