Industry: Food Safety

BioSafe Systems adds Entomologist to Team

May 19, 2020

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EAST HARTFORD, CT – BioSafe Systems is pleased to announce the hire of Gretchen Pettis as their new Entomologist. Based out of Henderson, NC Gretchen will oversee product trials and collaborate with the sales and research teams to build a well-rounded and effective insecticidal product catalog.

Gretchen has extensive experience in and knowledge of agricultural production and pest management which makes her an excellent addition to BioSafe Systems. She received her Ph.D. in Entomology from the University of Georgia and served as the state Integrated Pest Management and Pesticide Safety Coordinator there. Subsequent roles have involved serving as the Entomologist for F.A. Bartlett Tree Experts and as the Director of Biological Science Programs for a specialty electrostatic spraying manufacturer serving the agricultural and food safety sectors.

Gretchen is passionate about pollinators, trees, agriculture, and sharing her entomological and plant health knowledge.

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BioSafe Systems, LLC are innovators of environmentally sustainable practices and products since 1998. We provide solutions for protecting crops, water and people. Customers, researchers and regulatory agencies have remained at the forefront of our success and willingness to adapt to the ever-changing world around us. BioSafe Systems is a family-owned company whose products are proudly manufactured in the United States.

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Preliminary Laboratory Results Indicate SaniDate^® All Purpose Disinfectant is an Effective Virucide Against Human Coronavirus, Pending EPA Review and Approval

May 6, 2020

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EAST HARTFORD, CT — BioSafe Systems is pleased to announce preliminary results from a GLP efficacy study demonstrated that SaniDate All Purpose Disinfectant is an effective virucide against Human Coronavirus on hard, non-porous surfaces. SaniDate All Purpose Disinfectant met the performance requirements under the test conditions for virucidal efficacy as set by EPA. The efficacy study was conducted using the product at a rate of 3.0 fl. oz. per gallon with a 10-minute contact time. SaniDate All Purpose Disinfectant demonstrated total inactivation of the virus, a ≥4.00 log10 reduction in titer of Human Coronavirus. US EPA requires a minimum ≥3.00 log10 reduction in titer for approval.

With these positive results, the virucidal study will be submitted to United States EPA for evaluation and approval with a label amendment to add virucidal Human Coronavirus claims through an expedited process. Once approved, this virus will be added to the product label in the United States* allowing the product to be included in the EPA List N-Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2.

SaniDate All Purpose Disinfectant (U.S. EPA Reg. No. 70299-27) is a hydrogen peroxide and peroxyacetic acid-based one-step disinfectant cleaner for hard, non-porous surfaces. This product is formulated as a bleach alternative for use within medical facilities, childcare, schools, and at home. SaniDate All Purpose Disinfectant controls mold, mildew, and bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella enterica) on contact.

*Registration is pending in Canada. Product review is currently underway with Health Canada and once approved, SaniDate All Purpose Disinfectant will be added to Health Canada Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) List.

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Preliminary Laboratory Results Indicate SaniDate^® 5.0 is an Effective Virucide Against Human Coronavirus, Pending EPA Review and Approval

April 24, 2020

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EAST HARTFORD, CT — BioSafe Systems is pleased to announce preliminary results from a GLP efficacy study demonstrated that SaniDate 5.0 is an effective virucide against Human Coronavirus on hard, non-porous surfaces. SaniDate 5.0 met the performance requirements under the test conditions for virucidal efficacy as set by EPA. The efficacy study was conducted using SaniDate 5.0 at a rate of 1.0 fl. oz. per gallon with a 10-minute contact time, an application specifically designed to combat Human Coronavirus.

With these positive results, this virucidal study will be submitted to EPA for evaluation and approval as part of an expedited label amendment submission and will include a supplemental label. Once approved by EPA, this virus will be added to the product label in the United States and Canada, allowing the product to be included in the EPA List N-Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 and the Health Canada Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) List.

After passing EPA approval, the supplemental label will become available to those who have previously purchased SaniDate 5.0 and will be provided to BioSafe Systems’ distributors.

SaniDate 5.0 (EPA Reg. No. 70299-19) is a hydrogen peroxide and peroxyacetic acid-based sanitizer/disinfectant approved for a wide variety of use sites in a multitude of markets. SaniDate 5.0 controls human health pathogens, viruses, crop spoilage organisms, mold/mildew, algae, and fungi on contact.

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SaniDate^® Products Receive Canadian OMRI Listing

April 16, 2020

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SaniDate® 5.0 Sanitizer/Disinfectant and SaniDate® 12.0 may be used in certified organic sanitation or food processing and handling in accordance with the Canadian Organic Standards.

SaniDate 5.0 is a sanitizer/disinfectant for use on food and non-food crop contact surfaces in greenhouses, farms and packing houses. SaniDate 5.0 can also be used to sanitize and disinfect equipment. The peroxycompound chemistry in SaniDate 5.0 makes it broadly labeled and effective on plant and human health pathogens.

SaniDate 12.0 is a microbicide for post-harvest washing of fruit and vegetable crops. SaniDate 12.0’s broad spectrum chemistry is also effective for controlling microbes on fruit and vegetable surfaces and is an excellent tool in food safety programs.

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A message regarding COVID-19

March 23, 2020

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Dear Customers & Friends,

BioSafe Systems recognizes that the rapidly changing events surrounding COVID-19 is an unprecedented challenge and the source of uncertainty. The health and welfare of our team, our customers, and the communities in which we live, and work continue to be our top priority. BioSafe Systems has put in place new policies and procedures to comply with all local and national guidelines and the recommendations of public health authorities.

BioSafe Systems is in a unique situation of being able to provide powerful and effective products to provide high levels of Biosecurity to our customers and distribution partners. We are committed to keeping our daily production plants open at all three locations and operating and providing our customers with the continued high level of service you expect.

BioSafe Systems has implemented internal social distancing and expanded workplace sanitization policies to minimize the risk of exposure to our employees. Effective immediately, our sales team will minimize all in-person meetings with our customers in favor of telephone or virtual (online) meetings. In the case that your business may require a face to face meeting, we will work to adhere to your company’s operational and facility guidelines and policies.

Since BioSafe Systems provides products and services for the nation’s food supply, we are committed to being part of the solution. While these challenges are deep-reaching in all of our organizations and communities, we will continue to do all we can to make our products available and to provide high levels of sanitation and food safety.

BioSafe Systems is structured to work seamlessly with our team members across North America so there should be no loss of communication or service with our corporate office and/or any of our team members. We are dedicated to being here for those who we serve and are confident that we will all weather this storm to brighter days ahead.

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BioSafe Systems hires new production manager

March 18, 2020

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EAST HARTFORD, CT – BioSafe Systems is pleased to announce the hire of Patrick Dunlevy as the new Production Control Manager. Working out of the headquarters, Patrick will be working to ensure the highest level of quality control for products and supervising manufacturing processes for continuous reliability and efficiency.

His hometown is in East Granby, CT. Patrick’s expertise makes him a great addition to BioSafe Systems. He worked at Lego Systems as a Warehouse Operations Specialist, an HVAC Service Technician at Bay Area A/C & Heating, Production Planner and Inventory Control at MP Systems and ELG Utica Alloys as an Inventory Control Manager.

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Service Technician Working out of Arizona

March 4, 2020

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EAST HARTFORD, CT — BioSafe Systems welcomes new Field Service Technician, Lee Holland, to the team. Lee will be working out of the Yuma, Arizona area. Lee’s experience makes him an excellent addition to BioSafe Systems. He worked at EcoLab for 17 years as a Service Manager, installing and maintaining their various dispensing systems and cleaning machines.

He was then promoted to Route Manager, where he was responsible for maintaining EcoLab’s leased machines and dispenser equipment. At BioSafe Systems, Lee will be connecting with customers by arriving on-site to perform routine maintenance and
repairs.

Lee is currently in the process of moving to Winter Haven, California with his wife Janet. In his spare time, he enjoys mountain bike riding, reading and learning about aviation.

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Greening the Poultry Industry

February 20, 2020

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By: Rob Larose, President & CEO of BioSafe Systems

There is almost an unlimited amount of opportunities within the poultry industry to provide green alternatives to many of the conventional chemicals and pesticides that are used on the farm, in hatcheries and processing plants.

BioSafe Systems’ mission is to provide solutions for a variety of agricultural and commercial applications. My father worked his whole life in the poultry industry – most of it as a microbiologist for Arbor Acres Farms poultry breeders.

One of my father’s goals at Arbor Acres was to replace the use of formaldehyde in their hatcher operations. He was convinced it was a dangerous chemical and years later, the US Environmental Protection Agency ruled it as a suspected carcinogen. My father pioneered the use of peroxyacetic acid as both a hard surface sterilant in the hatchers as well as a fertilized egg wash.

Sadly, 30 years later, more than 25% of poultry hatchery operations are still using formaldehyde.

On the farm, there were also those who utilized formaldehyde as a disinfectant, along with variations of aldehydes such as glutaraldehyde. The more pervasive chemical pesticides are very toxic and residual insecticides. Most insecticides are neurotoxins – the more you are exposed to them, the more likely they can bioaccumulate within your body tissues.

BioSafe Systems is bringing more sustainable solutions to on-the-farm applications, like using botanical insecticides that interrupt the life cycle of insects, less toxic alternatives such as pyrethrin’s, fatty acid insecticides for mite control and biological insecticides for darkling beetle and other insects. The biological insecticides deposit fungal spores in the poultry litter to germinate and infect the darkling beetles that penetrate their bodies to kill them. The biologicals are non-toxic to humans, poultry and animals, but deadly to beetles.

It is interesting that even those who take effective products like hydrogen peroxide and peroxyacetic acid find ways to make them hazardous to those who try to use them. There is a company that packages 50% hydrogen peroxide in one-gallon containers – this is not a good idea. 50% hydrogen peroxide solution, under the right conditions, will set fire to any organic material like cardboard, poultry litter, wood or car parts.

Then, you have other companies delivering 35% peroxyacetic acid to processing plants – also not a good idea. At this concentration, peroxyacetic acid becomes very unstable and has a shelf life of less than a week without refrigeration and should be packaged in special heavy-duty tanks or asset totes. There are some that are using sulfuric acid at high concentrations in processing plants to enhance bacterial control of pathogens but at the expense of worker safety. There must be a better way!

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BioSafe Systems promotes sales representative

February 5, 2020

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EAST HARTFORD, CT – BioSafe Systems is pleased to announce the promotion of Patrick Clark to Technical Marketing Manager. He will be based in Newark, Delaware, while supporting the agriculture and horticulture segments of USA and Canada. Patrick started at BioSafe Systems in March of 2017 as a Technical Sales Representative for the Agriculture segment in the Northeastern region of the USA.

In his new position, Mr. Clark’s primary role will be the key liaison amongst the research and development, sales and marketing departments. He will be providing technical oversight for the marketing and design team, assist in management of products through their life cycles, provide technical product and agronomic support to the sales force, assist in the coordination and management of product research trials, conduct technical product and industry related trainings, contribute to developing market & brand strategies and product programs, assist the regulatory department in technical support of product labels, represent the company and its value within the industry and many more vital responsibilities as the position evolves to meet the company’s goals.

“Patrick is the perfect candidate for this position, and I believe his skillsets will help put us on the path to where we want to go. His knowledge of the industry and attention to detail will be greatly appreciated among his teammates,” states Jeff Kline, VP of Sales at BioSafe Systems.

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BioSafe Systems hires new service representative

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EAST HARTFORD, CT – BioSafe Systems is pleased to announce the hire of Derrick Wiggins as a new Service Representative. Born and raised in Passaic, NJ, Derrick moved to Loganville, GA in 2012. He has worked as a Field Service Technician/Engineer for over 17 years and was stationed in Germany as a maintenance mechanic in the US Army for 3 years.

Derrick has worked for Thermo, Diebold, Tomco2 Systems and Nissie ASB. With his CDL license, he drove trucks for FedEx. He was an HVAC Technician in hospitals where he was licensed and EPA certified. Derrick attended Lincoln Technical Institute for HVAC, APEX Technical School for Automotive and RETS Technical School for Electronics.

“I am truly honored to be a new member of the BioSafe Systems Team and look forward to doing my part to add to the growth of the company,” states Derrick. When not working, Derrick enjoys playing pool, working out and traveling.

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