Cleaning Produce Washing Equipment: SOPs for Cleaning Other Wash Line Equipment
Robert Hadad, Extension Vegetable Specialist
Cornell Vegetable Program
April 10, 2019
In the wash/pack shed, a variety of large and small equipment can be found. All need cleaning. Here is a group of cleaning SOPs for growers to use as examples for writing their own to meet their specific needs.
We also provide instructions for preparing sanitizer solution for a pump sprayer used to clean produce washing equipment.
SOP: Preparing Sanitizer Solution for Pump Sprayer (pdf; 149KB)
SOP: Washing Machine Greens Spinner (pdf; 133KB)
SOP: Greens Spinner (pdf; 161KB)
SOP: Tank with Aerator (pdf; 109KB)
SOP: PVC Wash/Pack Set-Up (pdf; 109KB)
SOP: PVC Wash/Pack Set-Up -- 10 Gallon Tubs (pdf; 147KB)
SOP: Triple-Basin Sink (pdf; 108KB)