UV-C in the Fruit and Vegetable Industry - Advanced Air Hygiene

Advanced Air Hygiene have identified the problem and created a solution for the prevention of cross contamination of bacteria in the fruit and vegetable industry.

The Problem
Over the last 50 years global demand for fruit and vegetables has significantly increased especially in high-income countries as people start to focus more and more on the health benefits. Due to the perishable nature of these products one of the biggest obstacles to meeting this increase in demand is from food spoilage. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations has estimated that about 25% of all worldwide food production is lost after harvesting due to insects, bacteria and spoilage. Economic losses due to insects and microbes have been estimated to be as high as $17 billion yearly in the US alone.

Depending on the specific fruit or vegetable and their individual growing and harvesting conditions they can arrive at the storage, processing and packing stages contaminated to varying levels by these micro-organisms. Over a short period of time they multiply until there are millions of them in the air, causing cross-contamination of nearby products, accelerating their spoilage and of greater concern potential health issues for workers who are ingesting large quantities of these microorganisms.

It is during these stages where the UV-C products supplied by Advanced Air Hygiene can really help reduce the levels of these airborne spoilage bacteria resulting in a longer product shelf-life and improved health of workers.


The Solution
Consistent disinfection of the circulating air in all production and storage areas with the stand-alone circulating air units AirStream C or AirTube C or as additional equipment for ventilation systems in the form of AirStream , and AirStream V for circulating air evaporators. This regular cleaning of the air stops the colonies of microorganisms from developing into huge numbers helping to maintain the health of workers and preventing products from being further contaminated.

In addition to this using their product decontamination tunnels as close to the product packing stage of the process will improve the product shelf life further by destroying many of the microorganisms that are already on the surface of the food.


A further application is surface disinfection with the SurTech system or an integrated solution with the Compact lamp IP 65.

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Why is air hygiene Important? | Advanced Air Hygiene

Why is air hygiene Important?
Do you understand the importance of air hygiene? Advanced Air Hygiene aim to teach their clients about this issue and how it can be prevented through using their innovative UV Technology. Their systems use the germicidal effect of UV-C radiation to prevent microbial build up in Air conditioning (HVAC) and refrigeration systems. They design and manufacture systems that can improve the health of your staff especially where people live and work in close proximity, increase the shelf life of food during the food processing stage or during storage and improve HVAC efficiency. Clean air has many advantages that you may have never considered, which will help to benefit your work environment and staffs health overall. Hence, why Advanced Air Hygiene have aimed to helping spread the awareness of the benefits of clean air and how it is very important for the work environment. Other benefits are also longer food shelf life, less sickness of staffers, prevents spread of infections, reduce absences in the office and many others, which help to show how effective this innovative technology can be to helping your business.

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Reasons to Use Advanced Air Hygiene's Technology

Advanced Air Hygiene aim improve the air quality of your establishment through their innovative technology that is able to clean the air of a building. They are the UK's leading specialists in Air Disinfection using UV Technology. Their systems use the germicidal effect of UV-C radiation to prevent microbial build up in Air conditioning (HVAC) and refrigeration systems. Pioneers in their field they can offer the best possible quality machines to help clean the air in your work place and insure that this is done effectively. Advanced Air Hygiene has a strategic partnership with Ferguson Engineering Northern Ltd to design and manufacture bespoke UV-C product decontamination tunnels for the food industry, thus ensuring that they can offer the best possible products. Based in Cheshire they can offer their service to a range of areas such as Warrington, Manchester, Liverpool and many other areas. Advanced Air Hygiene can also offer their service on an international level meaning that they can send their advanced technology to other countries as well.

3 reasons to use their technology:

Helps to prevent sickness- by simply having clean air rather than pumping the same air around the office you can prevent the spread of sickness by stopping germs from spreading around your office by simply using this technology.   

Keeps employees from taking sick leave - by reducing sickness in the office you are effectively preventing the number of people who call in sick as you will prevent sickness from spreading around the office, thus costing you money and time. 

UV-C Technology Increases Shelf Life of Food- Air Hygiene plays a key role in the longevity and food safety of raw materials and products because micro-organisms that cause spoilage and food poisoning are able to spread easily via the air causing contamination. The disinfection systems from Advanced Air Hygiene provide an efficient remedy to this problem.

Here are all the advantages of  UV-C Technology:

• Prevents germ build-up in HVAC systems by up to 99.9% on a long-term basis
• Fulfils the hygiene requirements of VDI 6022
• Disinfects 24 hours a day
• Is proven to reduce sickness figures helping to increase productivity
• Can extend Shelf Life of food
• Is practically maintenance-free
• Dispenses with the need for chemical cleaners which can be expensive and harmful to health and the environment
• Has an excellent price/ benefit ratio
• Are easy to integrate into existing and planned systems

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5 Reasons To Choose Advanced Air Hygiene

Advanced Air Hygiene strongly believe that clean and uncontaminated air in the work place can help to improve productivity of you staff as it means that less staff members will become ill through the spread of infection. They have created a system that uses UV technology to draw in microbes like fungi, bacteria and germs in order to subject them to the radiation, which will destroy 99.9% of all microbes that are exposed. Air Hygiene systems can be vital in food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries but can also be used in office blocks, factories, hotels, ships, elite sporting facilities and accommodation and work-space modules. Advanced Air Hygiene are based in Cheshire in the United Kingdom but are able to offer their solutions to clients all over the globe.

5 reasons to chose Advanced Air Hygiene Systems:

1) Improved Air Protection - it can reduce the spread of infection as it will destroy 99.9% all micro-organisms using it's UV radiation. This will help to stop the spread of any infections as all microbes will be drawn into the system and terminated, thus protecting your products.

2) Increase Shelf Life of Food - air hygiene can help play a key role in the longevity and food safety of raw materials. The micro-organisms that can cause food spoilage or even food poisoning can easily travel by air which makes this system highly effective in helping increase longevity of food.

3) Reduces Carbon Emissions - this system is able to prevent the possibility of  microbial and bacterial accumulation on the primary cooling coils and condensate drain pans in HVAC systems. Thus, this system will help to make sure that your HVAC Unit system is kept well maintained and functional, whilst still being able to save you money on your energy bills as it produces less carbon emissions.

4) All Day Protection - the system will be active all day, every day in order to ensure that their products are able to be utilized at all times. 24/7 protection means that your workplace will always be protected from threats of micro-organism that may spread infection and illness.

5) Healthier Staff - by making sure that air quality is improved the system makes sure that your staff are fully protected and can work productively at all times. Advanced Air Hygiene's system is proven to reduce respiratory problems by 40% thus showing how effective this system can be as it will help to reduce absences in your work place.

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