DEFINITION biofilm: SYNERGEX™ EPA-Registered Sanitizer & Disinfectant THE SCIENCE OF BIOFILMS After standard cleaning, biofilms can form and potentially contaminate your products with pathogenic microorganisms or spoilage bacteria. Even when a surface appears to be clean, biofilms can be present and require the right solution to keep your products safe. HOW BIOFILMS FORM & DISPERSE: STAGE 1 ATTACHMENT STAGE 2 ADHESION STAGE 3 BIOFILM ARCHITECTS STAGE 4 MATURATION STAGE 5 DISPERSION a complex, structured community of bacteria and other microorganisms attached to a surface. The population of a biofilm often undergoes morphological and metabolic changes, enabling microorganisms to survive in an otherwise inhospitable environment.* Cycle Repeats SYNERGEX PERFORMS BIOFILM KILLING POWER: The science of helping protect food safety & product quality EASY & EFFECTIVE Penetrates and kills biofilms on hard, non-porous food contact surfaces With No Rinse Options! EPA-APPROVED SANITIZER Destroys biofilms on food contact surfaces at sanitizer concentrations SUPERIOR RESULTS Kills a minimum of 6 log10 of Listeria monocytogenes & Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a no-rinse sanitizer MAKING IMPACTS THROUGHOUT YOUR OPERATION PRODUCT QUALITY Reduces prevalence of spoilage-causing organisms in biofilms that impact product shelf life FOOD SAFETY PRODUCT QUALITY PRODUCTIVITY HUMAN HEALTH & SAFETY ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY * Costerton et al, 1995. Ann Rev. Microbiol. 49: 711-745 Shi and Zhu, 2009. Trends in Food Sci. and Technol. 20: 407-413 © 2021 Ecolab USA Inc. All rights reserved. 58026/0300/112 AIR PUBLIC HEALTH EPA Reg. No. 1677-250