Where to Use UV Light to Help Sterilize Restaurants

With many restaurants across the nation seeing an increase in capacity and more dining moving indoors, restaurant owners are asking themselves how they can keep their restaurant and patrons safe. Improving surface sterilization methods and indoor air quality present two major opportunities for restaurant owners to improve safety. Ultraviolet (UV) lamps, specifically UV lamps engineered with germicidal properties, provide both surface and air purification solutions and are helping restaurants to remain open at maximum capacity.

UV Light Restaurant Applications

Ultraviolet light emitted in the UVC range has long been known to have powerful germicidal effectiveness in killing germs such as bacteria, viruses and even preventing mold and mildew. UV lamps are beneficial to almost every area of a restaurant from keeping food fresh to sterilizing surfaces and preventing grease build-up and kitchen hood exhaust fans. UVC lamps also protect an entire restaurant when used in HVAC air purification systems with improved indoor air quality.

Here are some of the many applications where UV lamps help to protect restaurants:

Food irradiation - helps to keep food fresher longer and prevents early spoilage such as early sprouting of potatoes and onions.

Surfaces for food preparation - UV lamps positioned above food preparation counters help to prevent foodborne illnesses such as Salmonella and E. coli. UVC germicidal lamps are proven effective at eliminating these types of food borne illnesses.

Commercial kitchen hood exhausts  - UV lamps help to prevent the buildup of grease in kitchen hood exhausts which promotes efficient operation and eliminates a fire hazard.

UV air purification systems - UVC air purification systems are proven to be highly effective at improving indoor air quality and eliminating the threat of airborne pathogens. According to an article published by the National Restaurant Association, UV sterilization systems are one way restaurants can improve air quality to prepare for increased capacity.

UVC germicidal lamps are so effective they can be used in almost any area of a restaurant and on many surfaces. UVC lamps placed over food buffets and delis help to keep food fresh and prevent contamination. UVC lamps can even be placed inside walk-in freezers to prevent mold and mildew which thrives in cold, moist, and dark places.

LightSources offers high quality, high-tech UVC germicidal lamps for use in water, surface, and air sterilization systems in many applications. We specialize in high quality UV germicidal solutions and customize lamps to meet specific sterilization requirements. Contact us to learn more about our germicidal UVC lamps proven in food and restaurant sterilization applications.