An Interview by Nigel Walker, with Michael Moussourakis
Michael Moussourakis, Senior Director at Alconox, LLC, talks to Nigel Walker of That’s Nice about the new challenges in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry and how the emergence of medical cannabis is changing critical cleaning.
Come Meet Us At The Oklahoma CannaTech Expo – February 23-24, 2022
We’re looking forward to heading to Tulsa for The Oklahoma CannaTech Expo – February 23-24, 2022. Cannabis has some very sticky and challenging cleaning issues. We’ve got a lot of experience in this space. We can share with you what we’ve learned how to keep your equipment clean and running smoothing.
Critical Cleaning of Cannabis Webinar – Tuesday, February 22, 2022 (11am – 12pm US/Eastern)
Our own Michael Moussourakis, Senior Director Strategic Affairs at Alconox, LLC will be giving an informational webinar on the critical cleaning process of equipment in the cannabis industry. Critically clean processing equipment, whether it be labware, glassware, instrumentation, or processing…
Bleach with Detergents for Disinfection?
Q. What is the effect of adding bleach to Alconox, LLC products? We want to enhance our disinfection capability.
A. Some Alconox, LLC critical cleaners can be mixed with bleach (hypochlorite) for enhanced removal of bioorganic matter, bleaching or oxidizing properties, including: You can get some disinfection, but as we will explain, you need to clean a surface first before you disinfect.
How to verify brushes are clean?
Q: We were recently audited and we were asked: how do you prove that the brushes you are using are not cross-contaminating the equipment surface with residues?
A: How do you prove brushes are clean, or for that matter, any cleaning device is itself clean, is an excellent question. This can apply to any reusable instrument, cloths, tube brushes, sponges, etc.
