FermiPro Clean is a contract sanitation, food-safety consulting and training partner for USDA-inspected meat, poultry and egg processing plants. We run the overnight protocols, the ATP verifications, and the SSOP documentation your FSIS inspector expects to see in the morning.
Foodborne pathogens don't negotiate with production schedules. Our job is to make sure your sanitation program stands up to FSIS scrutiny shift after shift — so a held lot, a plant-level action, or a recall doesn't start on a surface we were responsible for.
Americans who fall ill from foodborne illness every year — roughly 1 in 6 of the U.S. population.1
Estimated annual economic cost of foodborne illness in the United States, from medical care, lost productivity, and mortality.2
FSIS inspection actions conducted in U.S. meat, poultry and egg plants every single day under continuous on-site oversight.3
We clean, we validate, and we document — line-by-line, zone-by-zone, species-by-species. Everything is built around FSIS directives, HACCP critical control points, and the reality of a plant that has to turn around and run again in 8 hours.
Pre- and post-op line cleaning with FSIS-approved chemistries and dwell times — chillers, conveyors, evisceration, grinders, slicers, boilers.
Zone-1 through Zone-4 protocols, dedicated equipment by species, and allergen cross-contact plans aligned with FSIS segregation guidance.
We author your Sanitation SOPs, build your HACCP plan around real CCPs, validate with pre-op trials, and train your team to defend it.
Real-time ATP luminometry and lab-grade swab panels on food-contact and non-contact surfaces. Built for HACCP CCP compliance and pathogen control.
Our crews follow the same FSIS-aligned sequence for every line, every shift — with chemistry, temperature, and dwell time logged at each step. The sequence is written before we start, followed as written, and documented as we go.
Removes 80%+ of visible soil before any water touches the line — cuts chemical and water load downstream.
Warm-water rinse to displace fats and proteins before they can set into biofilms.
Chlorinated alkaline foam saponifies fats and lifts protein residue from stainless and plastic alike.
Mechanical action is what actually removes biofilm. Color-coded tools prevent cross-contact between zones.
Neutralizes alkaline residue and removes mineral scale that traps organics and shelters pathogens.
FSIS-approved sanitizer applied to food-contact surfaces at label concentration. Left to air-dry for no-rinse action.
Pre-operational inspection with ATP luminometry and targeted microbial swabs. Nothing runs until numbers clear.
Claims without numbers are marketing. Here are the numbers our program has produced, and the kind of documentation we hand clients at the end of every engagement.
1 ATP targets vary by luminometer model and plant risk profile. FermiPro sets thresholds per-engagement based on your meter and pre-op standards.
Every FermiPro engagement produces a written Sanitation Standard Operating Procedure keyed to your plant, your species, and your line speed — not a template. Each page is dated, signed, and backed by the ATP and swab records that prove it was actually followed.
When FSIS walks in, you hand them the binder. That's the product.
Request a sample SSOPApplies to all food-contact surfaces on Chiller A & B, associated conveyors, and drip pans, following each production shift and prior to next pre-op inspection.
Pricing is built around your species, line count, zone complexity, and shift schedule — not a menu. Every engagement starts with an on-site walkthrough and a scoped quote within 72 hours.
A full plant or line reset — ideal before a regulatory audit, a species changeover, or reopening after an incident.
A dedicated sanitation crew on your schedule — 2nd or 3rd shift — with chemistry, labor, ATP verification and monthly trending included.
We write your SSOP, stand up your HACCP plan around real CCPs, validate it with pre-op trials, and train your team to defend it under audit.
If yours isn't here, call the number in the footer. We'd rather answer you directly than pretend in a sales deck.
Almost every plant we service runs us 2nd or 3rd shift so the line is clean and validated before the next day's production. We staff crews across all three shifts, 7 days a week, and we'll flex to your kill schedule, holidays, and species changeovers. The only thing we ask for is enough lead time to secure chemistry and PPE for your specific zones.
Standard cycle is chlorinated alkaline foam (3–5%) for soil removal, phosphoric acid (1–2%) for scale and residue, and either a quaternary ammonium (150–400 ppm) or peracetic acid (PAA, 150–200 ppm) final sanitizer — all on the FSIS Safe & Suitable Ingredients list. We rotate alkaline and acid cycles across the week to prevent mineral buildup and resistant biofilm, and we'll swap chemistries if your plant has documented incompatibilities.
Every cycle produces a signed SSOP record: chemistry, concentration, temperature, dwell time, and the crew member who ran it. We add ATP luminometer readings at pre-op with a target of ≤ 30 RLU on food-contact surfaces, plus targeted Listeria, Salmonella, and APC swabs on a cadence keyed to your species. You get a physical binder for the plant and a monthly PDF trend report for your QA lead.
Both. For plants without an internal sanitation program, we bring a dedicated FermiPro crew — lead, techs, QA verifier — trained on your SSOPs before they ever touch a line. For plants that already have a team, we'll shoulder-to-shoulder supplement on heavy shifts or deep-clean events, and we can cross-train your staff on any protocol we write.
We design a color-coded Zone-1 through Zone-4 kit per species and per allergen — brushes, foam guns, squeegees, and PPE don't cross zones. Where a plant shares equipment between species or allergen groups, we build a documented changeover protocol with a dedicated cleaning cycle and a verification step (ATP + allergen swab) before the next species runs. FSIS Directive 7120.1 and your plant's HACCP plan both drive that logic.
Both. We work with large multi-line processors, and we also take on small-plant engagements — single-line meat shops, small poultry operations, egg handlers — where the owner is often also the QA manager. Pricing scales down cleanly for small facilities, and our SSOP + HACCP program-build engagement is frequently the best fit for a plant that's growing into a more formal food-safety posture.
A 45-minute on-site walkthrough with our lead sanitation strategist. We look at your lines, your species mix, your current SSOP, and your last FSIS NRs — then we write you a real number.
Your walkthrough request is in. Terrel or someone on the sanitation lead team will reach out within one business day — often the same day if you're in the Carolinas. If it's urgent, call (910) 720-9088.