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Sanitation Verification in Food Plants: Why “Looks Clean” Is Not Enough

September 15, 2026 in Food Safety

In Brief: Sanitation Verification in Food Manufacturing Sanitation verification in food manufacturing asks a crucial question: did the sanitation process actually achieve its intended result? Visual inspection is useful, but a surface that looks clean may still harbour microorganisms or residues. Depending on the facility and risk, verification can involve pre-operational inspection, surface swabbing, environmental monitoring, testing, record review, and corrective action when results are unacceptable. A stainless-steel conveyor can look spotless under bright production-floor lighting. That does not necessarily tell a food safety professional what is happening at the microbiological level. Health Canada makes this distinction particularly clear for.. READ MORE »