ICL Performance Products LP Completes Plant Upgrades, Improves Food Safety

St. Louis, MO, July 25, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Demonstrating its commitment to providing its customers with the highest quality products, ICL Performance Products LP recently upgraded its powder handling, milling and packaging system for food grade phosphates at its Lawrence, Kan. plant.

ICL Performance Products capitalized on the opportunity to improve the food safety standards of the equipment during the upgrade. Several state-of-the-art metal detectors were installed at multiple points of contact in the sodium acid pyrophosphate (SAPP) packaging system to meet the most stringent food safety and customer requirements. Self-cleaning rare earth magnets were installed to reduce the chance for contamination during magnet cleaning. ICL also expanded the product offering of food grade SAPPs to include the production of 2,500-pound supersacks in addition to 50-pound bags.

“With all of the upgrades, the Lawrence facility has become the Center of Excellence for the production of ICL’s entire line of baking grade SAPPs. ICL now provides the best-in-industry metal detection so our customers receive the highest quality food grade phosphates,” says Cindy Brewer, food business director. “This, in return, helps our customers to ensure they are doing all they can to produce safe food products for consumers.”

The custom-designed system also features two robots to assist with bagging and palletizing, a unique square roller bag flattener conveyor and all surfaces in contact with ICL products are stainless steel. The new system complies with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Regulations and AIB requirements in the revised, consolidated standard released Jan. 2009.

ICL Performance Products LP
With North American headquarters in St. Louis, Mo., ICL Performance Products LP is one of the core operating segments of ICL, representing about one-third of the parent company’s total revenue. The transnational supplier of phosphoric acid, phosphate salts and related chemicals has major production facilities located in Europe, North and South America, Israel and China. Product lines include food-grade phosphoric acid, phosphate salts, food additives and hygiene products, as well as specialty products based on aluminum oxide and other raw materials. The company’s food additives contribute to the appearance, texture, taste and preservation of a wide variety of foods, including processed meat, fish and seafood, as well as baked goods, cheese and milk products. For more information, call toll free 800.244.6169 or visit www.icl-perfproductslp.com.

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