Using Clear Vinyl Tarps to Quarantine Allergen free Areas in a Commercial Bakery
Airborne Dust Control with Clear Vinyl Tarps
In a commercial bakery, being gluten-free is not just about labeling the product. In order for an allergen-free product to remain truly uncontaminated, it must be handled in a specific way – meaning you must take care to prevent cross-contamination. With airborne flour and heavy foot traffic, there are many ways that food can be compromised as a gluten-free item. Clear vinyl tarps are a great way to manage and segregate the food you are preparing to ensure that your food can remain safe from allergens.
Visibility Without Compromising Food Safety
Another benefit of clear vinyl beyond food safety is visibility. Yes, you could get a colored tarp, but the clear vinyl allows for supervision of foods and oversight of the process. This ensures the highest possible quality for your products without having to cross-contamination zones. This is especially useful in busy bakeries where many processes are taking place at the same time.
Sanitation and Allergen Safety Benefits
Vinyl tarps are waterproof, washable, and food-safe
Clear vinyl tarps are a good choice from a sanitation standpoint for the food business. Waterproof, easy to clean, and sanitary, they can be cleaned with food-grade sanitizers frequently. They are thick and heavy and can hold up for long periods of time with weekly heavy washing.
Framing and Installation Using Tarps.com Metal Fittings
Create temporary or permanent tarp structures with ease
With the right equipment, a quarantine area can be quickly assembled. Using clear vinyl tarps and metal fittings from Tarps.com, either a freestanding or permanent structure can be assembled quickly and can be modified easily as needed in a high-production bakery environment. Our tarps come with grommets on all the outside edges. When they are installed with ball bungees, they can easily be taken down to be washed on cleaning days and rehung in minutes.
Real-World Use Case: Highland Baking Co.
We had the opportunity to serve Highland Baking Co. with all of their metal hardware needs and clear tarps. They used high peak canopy frames around their conveyor belt lengths. Instead of the typical tarp that only went on the top, they bought larger clear tops that draped over both ends of the frame to touch the ground. They also used tarps under the conveyors to catch dropping crumbs.