Keeping Food Safe for a Healthier World

The world’s food supply chain is global and complex, and we work throughout the global supply chain to help prevent foodborne illness and ensure safe, high-quality food throughout the world.

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Protecting the Food Supply Chain from Farm to Fork

A safe food supply is essential for feeding the globe. Ecolab provides innovative food safety solutions and programs to help keep food safe across the global supply chain. From the farm and processing facilities to restaurants and retail, we have the solutions and expertise to help keep food safe, improve quality and protect the bottom line.

Food Expertise

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Food & Beverage

Customized solutions and expertise to help optimize food and beverage operations.

Food Retail

Effective solutions for food safety, quality assurance and a positive customer experience.

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Foodservice

Comprehensive hygiene programs and solutions to deliver a clean and safe guest experience.

Animal Health

Trusted programs and solutions for farmers and food professionals.

Insights from Our Food Experts 

Handwashing Matters Wherever Work Happens

October 1, 2026

Handwashing Matters Wherever Work Happens

Every year, Global Handwashing Day serves as a reminder that one of the simplest public health practices remains one of ...

When One Ingredient Becomes an Outbreak: Why Food Safety Needs Layers

August 6, 2026

When One Ingredient Becomes an Outbreak: Why Food Safety Needs Layers

The lessons Salmonella continues to teach food manufacturers, distributors, retailers and restaurant operators about bui...

Cyclospora Reminds Us Why Food Safety Never Takes a Day Off

July 17, 2026

Cyclospora Reminds Us Why Food Safety Never Takes a Day Off

Six fundamental food safety best practices that matter across the food supply chain

Podcast: Ecolab's Game-Changing Innovations in Food Safety and Restaurant Efficiency

August 30, 2024

Podcast: Ecolab's Game-Changing Innovations in Food Safety and Restaurant Efficiency

Lisa Robinson, VP of Global Food Safety & Public Health, joins the Hospitality Hangout podcast with hosts Michael Schatz...

Commitment to Higher Standards: Advantages of Higher Food Safety Standards in Retail Foodservice

August 27, 2024

Commitment to Higher Standards: Advantages of Higher Food Safety Standards in Retail Foodservice

Learn the importance of implementing comprehensive food safety management systems and foster a positive food safety cult...

Strengthening Food Safety Programs Through Effective Partnerships

August 26, 2024

Strengthening Food Safety Programs Through Effective Partnerships

Learn the importance of robust food safety programs through effective partnerships, highlighting collaboration with indu...

Innovation: The Impact of Technology on Food Safety

August 26, 2024

Innovation: The Impact of Technology on Food Safety

Leverage innovations to manage risks and maintain high standards for the well-being of your customers.

Expertise: Leveraging Food Safety Insights

August 26, 2024

Expertise: Leveraging Food Safety Insights

Learn the importance of leveraging various resources, including brand data, health inspections, and third-party assessme...

The Next Level in Food Safety From Simply Compliant to Total Commitment

September 30, 2023

The Next Level in Food Safety From Simply Compliant to Total Commitment

The Next Level in Food Safety From Simply Compliant to Total Commitment

Food Safety: Your Secret Ingredient for Delighted Guests

June 7, 2023

Food Safety: Your Secret Ingredient for Delighted Guests

Often-overlooked ways to make exceptional guest experiences routine at your restaurant.

By 2030, we aim to help protect 2 billion people 
from food borne illnesses and infections each year.

Our Food Safety Impact in 2025

1.7 billion

people protected from foodborne illnesses and infections.

36%

of the world’s processed food protected

40%+

of the global processed milk supply kept safe

57 billion

restaurant meals served from Ecolab-cleaned kitchens

Innovative Programs and Solutions

Explore our Food Safety technologies and innovations that can help your organization manage food safety risks and solve food sanitation needs.

Environmental Cleaning Solutions

Environmental Cleaning Solutions

Ecolab's offers a wide range of environmental cleaning programs, products and services that help ensure food safety whil...

Food and Beverage Membrane Solutions

Food and Beverage Membrane Solutions

Whether it's milk, cheese, yogurt or ice cream, dairy membrane filtration and cleaning products are crucial to product q...

Clean Out of Place (COP) Solutions

Clean Out of Place (COP) Solutions

Ecolab's clean out of place (COP) systems and products help you reduce water and energy usage. Custom-engineered COP sys...

Dry Cleaning Solutions for Food Processing

Dry Cleaning Solutions for Food Processing

Ecolab has decades of experience in food processing cleaning, and our solutions for dry cleaning in the food industry ar...

Clean in Place (CIP) Solutions

Clean in Place (CIP) Solutions

Optimize your CIP process to ensure food safety and product quality with our range of CIP products, engineered solutions...

Antimicrobial Treatment for Protein Processing

Antimicrobial Treatment for Protein Processing

Our comprehensive antimicrobial treatment program for meat, poultry and seafood processing offers proven chemistry, indu...

Quick Service Restaurant Brand Protection Solutions

Quick Service Restaurant Brand Protection Solutions

Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) food safety is critical for reputation and public health. EcoSure creates unique programs...

Long Term Care Brand Protection Solutions

Long Term Care Brand Protection Solutions

At EcoSure, we provide nursing home audit tools in a comprehensive program that supports your facility's efforts to achi...

Lodging Assessments

Lodging Assessments

Our best in-class onsite assessment programs deliver actionable hospitality insights and coaching with your lodging & ho...

Brand Protection Solutions for Facilities

Brand Protection Solutions for Facilities

EcoSure provides facilities condition assessment programs that provide essential insight into the operations and perform...

Digital Brand Intelligence Solutions

Digital Brand Intelligence Solutions

Food and beverage digital intelligence that empowers the world's leading brands in capturing, tracking, and analyzing th...

Convenience Store Brand Protection Solutions

Convenience Store Brand Protection Solutions

EcoSure creates unique assessment programs for convenience stores designed to help organizations maintain high brand and...

What is Your Pest Risk?

What is Your Pest Risk?

Find out your pest risk score for cockroaches, rodents, large flies and small flies for your area and industry by simply...

Safe and Covered Hands: A Guide to Safe Glove Use and Hygienic Practices eBook

Enhance your hand hygiene knowledge with our “Safe and Covered Hands” eBook, an insightful guide tailored for food safety and healthcare professionals that offers essential guidelines on safe glove usage, practical tips, and industry insights to prevent contamination and promote overall health.

Our Expertise in Action

Delivering needed Food Safety solutions and expertise.

Ecolab Innovations Support Four Seasons Global Impact

June 2, 2026

Ecolab Innovations Support Four Seasons Global Impact

our Seasons is focused on increasing operational efficiencies while embracing environmental best practices across its po...

Ecolab Supports Nestlé as it Advances its Growth, Efficiency and Impact Goals

June 1, 2026

Ecolab Supports Nestlé as it Advances its Growth, Efficiency and Impact Goals

Nestlé is committed to achieving efficiencies that fuel value creation to accelerate profitable growth while supporting ...

Decarbonizing Power Made Safer, Faster & Easier

March 2, 2026

Decarbonizing Power Made Safer, Faster & Easier

KAY SuperSoak Concentrate is a proprietary blend of surfactants, alkalinity, and a metal protecting agent designed to de...

Ecolab® CIP IQ™ Umpqua Dairy

March 2, 2026

Ecolab® CIP IQ™ Umpqua Dairy

Improved CIP cleaning performance and increased water and chemistry savings for an Oregon dairy processor, Umpqua Dairy,...

Dramatically Improved Cutting Board Cleanliness

March 2, 2026

Dramatically Improved Cutting Board Cleanliness

Block Whitener is a very effective gel for cleaning and whitening cutting boards which achieves significant cost savings...

Exelerate™ TUFSOIL Pizza eRoi Case Study

March 2, 2026

Exelerate™ TUFSOIL Pizza eRoi Case Study

The plant management decides to use Exelerate™ TUFSOIL, a ready-to-use heavy duty gel cleaner and degreaser, to tackle t...

Ecolab Helps Elevate JW Marriott Singapore's Food and Beverage Operations

March 2, 2026

Ecolab Helps Elevate JW Marriott Singapore's Food and Beverage Operations

Ecolab's SMARTPOWER™ program combines three elements to bring JW Marriott’s F&B operations to a new level of food safety...

Ecolab® CIP IQ™ String Cheese Processing Case Study

March 2, 2026

Ecolab® CIP IQ™ String Cheese Processing Case Study

Ecolab used Ecolab® CIP IQ™ to review the CIP cycles on the line that alerted the team to be out of scope and learned th...

Food Safety Made Easy

March 2, 2026

Food Safety Made Easy

Water alone won’t kill the illness-causing pathogens, so our foodservice customers needed a way to ensure their fruits a...

Ecolab and Kemps: Every Wash, Every Time, Every Where

March 2, 2026

Ecolab and Kemps: Every Wash, Every Time, Every Where

On this page, you'll find an Ecolab Solution Story about the Kemps dairy plant in Rochester, Minnesota, featuring our Ec...

Exelerate™ TUFSOIL Potato Processing eROI Case Study

March 2, 2026

Exelerate™ TUFSOIL Potato Processing eROI Case Study

Exelerate™ TUFSOIL provides safer and faster application in addition to improved cleaning outcomes in industrial fryer s...

Getting the pests out organically in Brazil

March 2, 2026

Getting the pests out organically in Brazil

The customer received organic certification for the new product line. Plus, without the required downtime after pesticid...

Improved Cleaning Performance in Pepperoni Plant at Lower Temperatures

March 2, 2026

Improved Cleaning Performance in Pepperoni Plant at Lower Temperatures

Using Advantis FC, a pepperoni plant saved major time and money.

Ecolab® CIP​ IQ™

Ecolab® CIP IQ™ provides visibility to operational issues with 24/7 monitoring and corrective action recommendations. The program provides CIP process visibility with actionable data, and is supported by Ecolab’s industry-leading expertise and service.

Resources and Commitments

Food Safety Microbial Risks Information

Whether you need detailed information about specific organisms of concern, cleaning product advice, or tips for increasing food safety and preventing infection in your facility, we are your trusted source.

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Food Safety Experts

A safe food supply is essential for feeding the world's growing population. Ecolab works with companies around the globe to adopt food safety best practices, programs and solutions to help keep food and communities safe from farm to fork.

Food Safety and Public Health Matters Webinars

Food Safety and Public Health Matters Webinars are free web presentations featuring food industry, academic, regulatory and culinary experts presenting topics surrounding the diverse aspects of food safety.

EcoSure™ “Food Safety Monitor” Monthly Newsletter

The EcoSure™ Food Safety Monitor is a free monthly newsletter covering regulatory updates, current research, seasonal food safety issues, “hot” topics in food safety and more.

Get In Touch with Us

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Office of Corporate Sustainability 
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St. Paul, MN 55102

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