The development and uses of our FDA compliant rubber Knobby Mat has really evolved over the last several years.
The Knobby Mat was originally patented as an anti-fatigue mat to be used in commercial and industrial environments.
In the early 1980’s the Knobby Mat found its way into dairies, food processing and meat packing plants.
Because of its patented design with off-setting knobs on the top and bottom, the mat became useful in protecting stainless steel tooling and equipment. It allowed the sanitized parts that were placed on it to dry more easily because of the way the knobs kept everything suspended during and after the cleaning process.
Food Processors also wanted a way to demonstrate to FDA inspectors that their operators know which side of the mat was the food contact side and which wasn’t so we added a large black X on one side of the mat (Single Color). An enhanced version of this also became available with (Dual Color) where the mat is all black one side and any color on the other side.
Food safety required that processors be able to differentiate areas of their facilities in order to prevent cross contamination. Color coding of all items used in the various areas of the plants became one method of control. Knobby Mats are red, white, blue, green, orange, purple, yellow and black.
Soon it became apparent that in order to prevent any potentially contaminated food from leaving processing facilities, metal and x-ray detection equipment would be needed as an additional safety precaution. We wanted the Knobby Mat (although it is 100% rubber) to become detectable as well, in the unlikely event that a piece of the mat would become torn off in a processing facility.
The Metal and X-Ray detectable Knobby Mats were developed in 2018 and are being used in food processing operations to demonstrate to FDA inspectors that the rubber mats are also detectable and unlikely to ever cause a contamination problem.
In the last couple of years, with all the concerns regarding viruses, bacteria, fungi etc, we began working on the development of a mat that would provide food processors with an even greater level of safety. In 2020, the Antimicrobial Knobby Mat was introduced for use during the sterilization and sanitation processes. This new Antimicrobial Knobby Mat was independently lab tested and proven to be 100% resistant against fungi.
The Knobby Mat was originally patented as an anti-fatigue mat to be used in commercial and industrial environments.
In the early 1980’s the Knobby Mat found its way into dairies, food processing and meat packing plants.
Because of its patented design with off-setting knobs on the top and bottom, the mat became useful in protecting stainless steel tooling and equipment. It allowed the sanitized parts that were placed on it to dry more easily because of the way the knobs kept everything suspended during and after the cleaning process.
Food Processors also wanted a way to demonstrate to FDA inspectors that their operators know which side of the mat was the food contact side and which wasn’t so we added a large black X on one side of the mat (Single Color). An enhanced version of this also became available with (Dual Color) where the mat is all black one side and any color on the other side.
Food safety required that processors be able to differentiate areas of their facilities in order to prevent cross contamination. Color coding of all items used in the various areas of the plants became one method of control. Knobby Mats are red, white, blue, green, orange, purple, yellow and black.
Soon it became apparent that in order to prevent any potentially contaminated food from leaving processing facilities, metal and x-ray detection equipment would be needed as an additional safety precaution. We wanted the Knobby Mat (although it is 100% rubber) to become detectable as well, in the unlikely event that a piece of the mat would become torn off in a processing facility.
The Metal and X-Ray detectable Knobby Mats were developed in 2018 and are being used in food processing operations to demonstrate to FDA inspectors that the rubber mats are also detectable and unlikely to ever cause a contamination problem.
In the last couple of years, with all the concerns regarding viruses, bacteria, fungi etc, we began working on the development of a mat that would provide food processors with an even greater level of safety. In 2020, the Antimicrobial Knobby Mat was introduced for use during the sterilization and sanitation processes. This new Antimicrobial Knobby Mat was independently lab tested and proven to be 100% resistant against fungi.
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