Dishwasher deep clean with safety and hygiene boost from Meiko
Meiko announces the launch of MEIKO ACTIVE M-5900 PCL dishwasher cleaner, suitable for all commercial hood-type and undercounter dishwashers.
The Meiko ACTIVE M-5900 PCL liquid bottle is safe and easy to use wherever machine deep cleaning is required on commercial hood-type and undercounter dishwashers, regardless of dishwasher brand.
M-5900 PCL joins the Meiko ACTIVE range of sustainably focussed dishwasher chemicals including detergents and rinse aids.
MEIKO ACTIVE M-5900 PCL dishwasher cleaner is used on standard wash programmes. It cleans and sanitises the parts of the dishwasher that can and can’t be seen, removing grease, organic particles, and limescale build-up in the pipes. The cleaner is scented, leaving the dishwasher hygienically clean and smelling lemon fresh.
Meiko recommends deep-cleaning dishwashers every three months, but especially when they have been idle for some time, for example, during school holidays or in seasonal work environments.
“Congratulations to Meiko’s Chemical Development Team for a safety feature that helps protect kitchen workers,” said Meiko UK MD Paul Anderson.
Safety was the key concern for the Meiko chemicals team, which specified a wax seal that melts and releases the sanitising mix of chemicals only when the MEIKO ACTIVE M-5900 PCL dishwasher cleaner reaches temperature inside the closed dishwasher.
The MEIKO ACTIVE M-5900 PCL is a much safer alternative to tablet detergents, which are routinely used in the catering industry, but come with multiple health and safety concerns. Gloves must be worn to unwrap tablets and place them in the machine, wrappers must be discarded carefully, and hands must be thoroughly washed after handling tablets.
There is a risk of inhaling caustic dust from tablets, and Meiko engineers have noted that tablets are sometimes incorrectly considered multi-purpose and used across the kitchen, in combis, dishwashers and even for mopping the floor!
"Even if your machine has a self-clean function, we recommend the application of MEIKO ACTIVE M-5900 PCL dishwasher cleaner for periodic deep cleaning,” says Meiko UK MD Paul Anderson. “If the machine does not have a self-clean function, it is even more essential to deep clean every quarter to maintain hygiene.
“This is a wellness recommendation for all makes of undercounter and pass-through dishwashers. Meiko ACTIVE M-5900 does not need a special wash programme and is simply activated using the dishwasher’s standard wash.”