CIP is frequently regarded as a ‘grudge’ activity that interrupts the continuity of the production process. However it remains the cornerstone of high intensity large volume beverage packaging and without diligent application of the fundamental principles of CIP, product quality will suffer through flavour and colour inconsistency. More importantly without CIP microbial contamination with large scale spoilage of packaged products can occur.

ECA is a Green Solution. Regrettably, man has become accustomed to resolving many of his problems through the use of chemicals. The extensive and indiscriminate use of these chemical products is now backfiring and has resulted in enormous environmental problems. The persistence of these chemical compounds are directly responsible for the incremental pollution of the environment, and have been shown to cause biocidal and antimicrobial tolerance and resistance within bacteria, viruses and fungi.