Central Food Hall features robots and stores in Thai stores
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The Central Food Hall supermarket chain has turned to robots to disinfect stores as part of its fight against the coronavirus. The robots use UV-C to sterilize stores.
The UV-C light reaches 360 degrees and destroys more than 99.99% of all pathogens nearly instantaneously. The robot currently is only disinfecting the Central Food Hall location in the central Chidlom area of Bangkok while the store is closed. The chain indicated it would be employing the robots at other Central Food Hall and Tops Market locations soon.
The technology has been used for more than three years at Thai factories, companies, hotels, schools and hospitals. Testing indicates the light doesn’t have any harmful side effects on products or food.
UV-C light has been approved by the Food Standards Agency in the United Kingdom, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Soil Association (Organic Lobby) as an effective method of disinfection.
Questions & Answers
Q.Which specific Central Food Hall location is currently using the disinfection robots?
Which specific Central Food Hall location is currently using the disinfection robots?
The robot is presently disinfecting the Central Food Hall branch located in the central Chidlom area of Bangkok. This operation occurs while the store is closed to customers.
Q.Have these UV-C disinfection robots been used in other sectors before their introduction to supermarkets?
Have these UV-C disinfection robots been used in other sectors before their introduction to supermarkets?
Yes, this technology has been employed for over three years in Thai factories, various companies, hotels, schools, and hospitals before being adopted by Central Food Hall.
Q.What reassurances are there regarding the safety of UV-C light for products in the stores?
What reassurances are there regarding the safety of UV-C light for products in the stores?
Testing has shown that the UV-C light does not cause any harmful side effects on either the products or the food items within the stores.
Q.Which international bodies have approved UV-C light as an effective disinfection method?
Which international bodies have approved UV-C light as an effective disinfection method?
The Food Standards Agency in the United Kingdom, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the Soil Association (Organic Lobby) have all approved UV-C light.
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