COVID-19 RAPID RESPONSE: INSPECTION AND DISINFECTION SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT OF COVID-19 IMPACT ON FOOD FACILITIES

The overall objective of this project is to improve workplace safety for food production and food service workers, in addition to providing a safe environment and food service for customers. All FSIS-regulated establishments are required to have Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs), which are written procedures that an establishment develops and implements to prevent direct contamination or adulteration of product. It is the establishment's responsibility to implement the procedures as written in the Sanitation SOPs. The establishment must maintain daily records sufficient to document the implementation and monitoring of the Sanitation SOPs and any corrective action taken. FSIS verifies that regulated establishments adhere to the procedures in place, and FSIS states that the "sanitary procedures that establishments are already following to protect food safety will also help prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses like COVID-19". There is a need to document the implementation and monitoring of these SSOPs as they are adapted for COVID-19. This protects cleaning staff and ensures safety during inspection and sanitization in addition to allowing for assessing and improving processes and sanitization standard operating procedures (SSOPs). The CSI-D technology includes a means of recording, documenting by recorded images and video. CSI-D can wirelessly communicate the inspection process so that remotely located personnel can provide oversight and respond to inspection issues immediately.SafetySpect goal is toidentify the following opportunities for CSI-D: 1) visual documentation for monitoring the cleanliness of human contact surfaces, 2) a non-contact disinfection method using UVC that is safe on surfaces while eliminating unnecessary aerosol distribution of unpleasant chemicals, 3) a technology that can be integrated with current SSOPs while addressing COVID-19 issues and 4) modular software applications specifically designed for the food industry that direct the inspector user experience (e.g., checklists) and ensure best practices are achieved.SafetySpect's CSI-D system competitive advantages are: Portability; Low Cost; Instant contamination detection; Immediate disinfection; Photographic record; Easy SSOP integration; Proprietary technology.