When bad luck strikes, bacteria in cardboard machines can form tough spores. It is important to fight them, especially when it comes to paperboard for food packaging, as the bacteria can cause deposits and visible quality defects in the final product, such as holes and stains.
“Preventing sporulation is the most difficult, but at the same time most important, aspect of microbiological control. It requires a lot of work, presence and thinking,” says BIM chemist Petri Lindqvist.
