A Smart Way to Better Protect Your Store and Your Consumers

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that foodborne pathogens cause 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths each year. In addition to the human impact, foodborne illnesses cost the global economy billions of dollars a year.

One source of foodborne bacteria is retail packages of raw beef, poultry and seafood, which may contain harmful bacteria such as Salmonella, E. Coli 0157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes. Cross contamination of foodborne pathogens can easily occur in grocery meat departments, check-out aisles, on shopping carts, and in consumers' homes.

UltraZapSafePak is an active absorbent food safety pad designed to maintain the safety and appearance of packaged meat, poultry and seafood. UltraZapSafePak minimizes the bacterial growth in packaged meat, poultry and seafood, thus maintaining the product's safety even as the protein ages inside the package.

UltraZapSafePak active food safety pads include an anti-microbial ingredient that reduces the bacterial growth inside the cellulose pad and in the purge. A reduction of bacterial growth in the purge allows the packaged protein to remain safer and more odor-free when compared to standard industry packages.

UltraZapSafePak minimizes the bacterial growth in packaged meat and poultry, thus promoting the product's safety even as the protein ages inside the package.

Immediate Results and Long-Term Benefits

Grocery retailers will realize immediate benefits by using the innovative UltraZapSafePak active food safety pad:

• Promotes food safety in the meat department, store aisles, and check-out lines
• Reduces the risk of in-store cross contamination and related retailer liability
• Promotes consumer safety when the product is opened in-home
• Reduces any offensive odors

UltraZapSafePak Features and Benefits

• Pouch pad, sealed on all four sides
• Highly creped tissue absorbent core locks in moisture
• No fluff particles to burst out
• Locks in moisture and reduces costly and time consuming re-wrapping of packages
• Available in a variety of sizes, colors, shapes and absorbencies
• Available in cases or rolls

Recommended Applications

• Retail Grocery
• Poultry Processors
• Beef Processors
• Seafood Processors

To receive an UltraZapSafePak food safety pad sample, contact our Vice-President, Sales & Marketing John Terrien directly via email at .

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Eye-appealing meat, poultry, seafood and produce packages that are free from excess juice - coupled with clean display cases - drive purchases and consumer satisfaction. Market research confirms 85 percent of shoppers prefer an absorbent food pad in their packages of fresh meat, poultry, and seafood. Learn More.

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