Cleaning and desinfection emphazising prevention of yeast and mold growth in danish ryebread industry

The purpose of the project is to optimize the cleaning and desinfection procedures in the ryebread industry. The most important spoiling species on ryebread have been isolated and indentified. Methods have been developed for testing the efficiency of selected desinfectants towards these species under realistic conditions. Infection mechanisms of the spoiling funga in the production area have been studied, and the crititical sites of infection have been pointed out. Cleaning and desinfection procedure have been implemented. Control procedures for the funga in the production area and the final product, have been developed and implemented.