Effective cleaning of DX milk tanks

摘要

With tightening TBC standards, the last thing you need is poor tank cleaning proving the weak link in the clean milk production chain. Shirley Macmillan looks at the factors that affect the effectiveness of cleaning systems for DX tanks. Traditionally, ice bank tanks were cleaned with a bucket of detergent, a scrubbing brush and plenty of elbow grease But as milk vats have become larger and more enclosed, manual cleaning has been replaced by automatic tank washers. Yet some producers are now findingthat reiving on push-button cleaning for DX tanks is unwise.