date:Nov 02, 2012
d through coughing and sneezing, said Holah. The harder we work, the more skin particles we shed, he added. So, fewer people, fewer pathogens. If we could take people out it would reduce the microbial load going into that area We can change the whole process environment by not having people there.
While automation would remove the people risk, it wouldn't entirely eliminate cross-contamination, said Holah, since the very process of handling foods meant that conveyor and robotic gripper surfaces