Sterilex

09/03/2026

Recent food recalls and outbreak investigations have reinforced the importance of proactive pathogen control. Scheduled shutdowns and seasonal transitions create a valuable opportunity to target biofilm and harborage niches that routine sanitation may miss.

The Sterilex HIBRnate® Program helps facilities use planned downtime to target biofilm and harborage niches that routine sanitation may miss, reducing microbial risk before startup.

Make the most of every shutdown.Don't wait for contamination risks to become operational disruptions. Make the most of every shutdown.

Learn more: https://www.sterilex.com/blog/hibrnate-seasonal-startup-sanitation-for-food-processing-facilities/ 

Discover how Sterilex's HIBRnate program uses scheduled downtime to remove biofilm and control pathogens like Listeria before seasonal production startup.

09/01/2026

Nobody beats us on drain disinfection. And honestly, nobody comes close.

Why?

✅ Standard sanitizers rarely pe*****te and remove mature biofilms hiding deep within drain structures
✅ Manual scrubbing is labor-intensive, often inconsistent, and can aerosolize bacteria, increasing the risk of cross-contamination.
✅ Rinsing or pouring sanitizers down a drain is not a drain cleaning program. It does not adequately contact drain traps, pipe walls, or established microbial harborage sites
✅ Unregistered products provide no defensible pathogen kill claims where it matters most.

Sterilex PerQuat technology is different.

It's thick, clinging foam delivers 360-degree coverage, reaching surfaces other methods can't. The chemistry pe*****tes, destroys and removes biofilm, helping eliminate the root cause of recurring drain contamination.

Foam It. Forget It.

No endless scrubbing. No settling for "good enough."

Your drains aren't the place to gamble on "close enough." https://www.sterilex.com/applications/drain-sanitation/

Monitoring

08/27/2026

Cool cells aren't cheap to replace. Protect them while it still matters.

Late-summer heat is still pushing your evaporative cooling systems to their limit — and a dirty cool cell is the perfect breeding ground for mold, fungi, algae, and mineral scale buildup that quietly wears down pads before their time.

FortiCool uses unique polymer technology that slowly releases algae- and scale-fighting ingredients to keep cool cells running at peak efficiency — without damaging cell pads. Simple application, low maintenance, reduced labor.

Don't wait for a replacement bill to think about cool cell protection. A few more weeks of heat is a few more weeks it's worth doing right. https://www.sterilex.com/applications/cool-cell-cleaning/

08/18/2026

We've received a lot of questions about the shaker featured in one of our recent videos.

Our goal is always to help make application as simple and successful as possible, so we're sharing the tool many of you asked about: https://a.co/d/0aLLdIhW

Have other application questions or want us to share more of the tools we use? Let us know in the comments.

08/13/2026

No permita que sus drenajes sean un lastre para su programa de higiene. Mantener los drenajes limpios y desinfectados es fundamental para garantizar que las bacterias no se propaguen por su planta. La tecnología Sterilex PerQuat® es eficaz para penetrar y remover el biofilm en zonas de difícil acceso, sin necesidad de fregado manual. ¿Le parece demasiado bueno para ser verdad?

Como prueba, consulte nuestras fotos de una gran planta procesadora de café que tenía antecedentes de elevados recuentos microbianos de coliformes, positivos periódicos de patógenos y la presencia de una sustancia negra de aspecto "alquitranado" en los drenajes y sus alrededores, ¡con fotografías de antes y después! https://sterilex.lat/es/aplicaciones/sanitizacion-de-drenajes/

08/11/2026

Recent high‑profile recalls have changed the conversation. They proved that no brand is too established or too large to avoid massive financial and reputational damage.

Reputation didn’t protect against scale. Size didn’t protect against liability. Prior safety records didn’t prevent catastrophic outcomes.

Yes, recalls are happening less often. But when they do happen, they are dramatically more expensive and damaging.

That’s why premium sanitation matters. It’s one of the few operating costs that scales with your worst‑case scenario — the scenario your CFO is paid to anticipate.

https://www.sterilex.com/applications/food-contact-surfaces/

08/06/2026

Got biofilm? Got contaminated drains? Got an audit coming up you're not ready for?

Just Sterilex it.

For years, food safety teams have trusted us to tackle the problems other sanitizers can't touch — from stubborn biofilm to recurring pathogen issues to drains nobody wants to deal with. You don't need a dozen products and a prayer. You need a program that works the first time.

Just Sterilex it. https://www.sterilex.com/industry-solutions/food-processing/

08/04/2026

Three observable ways a liquid footbath and doorway foamers fail your plant:

1. It grows what it's supposed to kill. Pooled liquid disinfectants can accumulate microorganisms over the course of a shift.
2. It creates a slip hazard. Every zone transition becomes a wet surface at exactly the point where workers cross most frequently.
3. The chemistry is wasted. Dilution and debris dispersion produce inconsistent kill performance within hours of first use.

Unregistered products add a fourth failure: no documented efficacy to begin with.

Sterilex Ultra Step eliminates all four failure modes — EPA-registered, kills on contact, no standing water. https://www.sterilex.com/product/sterilex-ultra-step/

07/30/2026

We had a great time at International Association for Food Protection's (IAFP) annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. A big thank you to everyone who stopped by Booth 835 to say hello and learn more about our products — it was great connecting with so many of you! If you missed us at the show or still have questions, reach out or visit us online. https://www.sterilex.com/contact-us/

07/28/2026

FortiGuard® delivers the trusted protection you count on and is proven effective against Avian influenza, Salmonella and other major biosecurity threats at the entrances to barns.

Now, that protection comes in an upgraded package. To better support poultry operations, FortiGuard 2lb pouches are now sold in a durable, plastic pail. This new pail is engineered to hold up to moisture and heavy daily use in barns and hatcheries.

Whether facing seasonal disease pressure or maintaining year-round protocols, FortiGuard remains a long-lasting, EPA-registered solution your team can rely on.

Explore FortiGuard: https://www.sterilex.com/product/fortiguard/