Checkpoint-Range
CHECKPOINT Food Hygiene System
“The killer combination of UV Cleaning Verification and Visual Hygiene Training (VHT) using the CHECKPOINT UV Hygiene Range, turns invisible contamination into immediate, actionable learning for cleaning teams.
By utilising invisible UV-fluorescent tracers that glow under UV light, the system provides clear visual proof of cleaning failures and cross-contamination pathways — validating standards across food manufacturing plants, commercial kitchens and food handling businesses.“
Back-to-Back Hygiene
UV Clean-down inspection reveals failed cleaning practice resulting in immediate corrective training.
Comparison of key Food Soils Simulated by CHECKPOINT UV Tracers.
| UV TRACER | Food-Soil Class Simulated | Typical Real-World Food Soils | Primary Cleaning Challenge |
| POWDER | Particulates & Dry Bulk | Flour, starch, spice blends, dry milk, powdered sugars | Airborne dispersion, dry cross-contamination, static cling |
| MARKER & SPRAY | Low-Viscosity Liquids | Milk, raw juices, wash water, beer, thin broths | Splatter, rapid drainage, aerosolisation |
| SYRUP GEL | Viscous / Sticky Water-Soluble Liquids | Syrups, liquid sugars, cordials, juice concentrates, fruit purees, glazes | Tackiness, filling nozzle buildup, stubborn CIP rinse-out |
| EMULSION | Complex Multi-Phase Soils (O/W & W/O) & Creams | Mayonnaise, salad dressings, culinary sauces, heavy cream, dairy spreads, batter, liquid egg | Dual-phase smearing, surface affinity, surfactant-dependent breakdown |
| OIL & SPRAY | Free Lipids & Hydrophobic Fluids | Vegetable oils, butter oil, frying oil, liquid fats | Hydrophobic repellency, requires saponification/emulsification |
| GREASE | High-Density Fats & Proteinaceous Pastes | Tallow, lard, meat emulsions, chocolate mass, food-grade lubricants, wax | High melt-point, requires heat + high mechanical scrubbing |
Bringing 20 years of GLOWTEC’s dedication and healthcare innovation straight to the food processing and food handling industry, the CHECKPOINT™ Range features 6 HACCP compliant, UV-based Visual Hygiene Training and Verification tools.
Each tool is engineered to mimic common food soils and contaminants, working hand-in-glove with existing ATP testing to provide instant visual proof of cleaning effectiveness and deliver on-the-spot visual staff training. Best of all, they are manufactured right here in the UK.
- Help Validate and Prove your Clean-Down Protocols
- Help Verify and Test Hygiene Cleaning Procedures.
- Run Secret Shopper style Ad-Hoc Hygiene Audits
- Drive lasting Behavioural Change with Visual Training
Realistic Simulations: Each tracer medium is formulated to mimic real food soils, matching the physical characteristics of the products you produce or handle.
Visual Hygiene Testing: Formulated with non-toxic, allergen-free tracers that remain completely invisible under normal light until illuminated with forensic UV light.
Visual Hygiene Training: By providing clear visual evidence based staff training, CHECKPOINT drives lasting behavioural change while overcoming language barriers; one of the main causes of hygiene misunderstandings.
Fully Compliant with Food Safety Standards
UK & EU Food Safety Regulations:
HACCP, BRCGS (issue 9), SFBB, UK FSA, FSS, EC 852/2004
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A series of 6 invisible UV tracer agents, specifically formulated for visual hygiene training and UV cleaning verification use in food processing and food handling environments (under 0.0% SSOP)
CHECKPOINT UV TRACER
Product Description: A viscous, cosmetic-grade UV tracking emulsion packaged in a squeeze bottle. It cures in a few minutes to form an invisible surface-adhering film, optimized to evaluate the physical removal of structural or touchpoint contamination during mechanical scrubbing.
Contaminants Simulated: Semi-solid food soils, sauces, protein residues, and wet organic debris.
HACCP: Water-dispersible, non-toxic, and allergen-free. Easily removed using standard aqueous detergent washdowns or mechanical wiping.
CHECKPOINT UV GREASE
Product Description: A thick, water-resistant UV tracing paste, engineered to mimic persistent organic soil build-up and heavy grease deposits. Applied as a thin smear onto equipment frames, latches, or machinery joints, it tests whether heavy-duty degreasers and mechanical scrubbing protocols successfully clean complex equipment geometries.
Contaminants Simulated: Heavy food fats, animal fats, persistent vegetable oils, stubborn burnt-on/sticky organic residues, and food-grade machinery lubricants.
HACCP: Formulated using a non-toxic and hydrophobic medium, it requires warm-water industrial degreasers, alcohol wipes, or emulsifying plant soaps to achieve a true 0.0% clean baseline pass.
CHECKPOINT UV SPRAY
Product Description: A fast-drying liquid UV tracer spray designed for rapid auditing across larger equipment, workbenches, conveyor beds, and structural surfaces. Sprayed misted lightly, it dries within seconds to form an invisible test film. Under a 365nm UV torch, any glowing spots remaining after washdown highlights skipped cleaning intervals or insufficient chemical contact time.
Contaminants Simulated: Fine liquid splashes, accidental washdown drips, wet processing spills, and thin aqueous fluid films.
HACCP: Completely non-toxic and allergen-free. It releases immediately upon contact with plant washdown water and standard detergents, providing an effective way to verify coverage on large food-contact surfaces.
CHECKPOINT UV MARKER
Product Description: A heavy-duty mechanical felt-tip validation pen loaded with a fast-drying (15–30 seconds), translucent UV tracer fluid. Designed to mark critical control points (CCPs) quietly, such as control switches, door latches and keypad buttons, to verify if daily sanitising wipes and routine cleaning routines actually reach every touchpoint.
Contaminants Simulated: Invisible hand/fingerprint smudges, light clear liquid splatters, dried-on clear beverages/rinses, and general high-touch surface contamination.
HACCP: Non-hazardous and dries rapidly without altering surface appearance. Formulated with a safe preservative blend to prevent bacterial growth inside the felt nib, ensuring hygienic multi-surface use. Easily removed using standard detergent wipes or sanitising cloths, leaving zero trace when properly cleaned.
CHECKPOINT UV GEL
Product Description: clear, high-viscosity UV tracing gel supplied in a precision applicator pen. Formulated on a humectant base, it remains sticky and wet to the touch over extended periods without drying or crusting. Applied thinly to high-touch points or machinery, it validates whether staff are physically scrubbing vertical surfaces and complex geometries.
Contaminants Simulated: Sticky liquid food soils, sauces, syrupy residues, and fluid cross-contamination vectors.
HACCP: Non-toxic, allergen-free, with easy removal during plant sanitation.
CHECKPOINT UV OIL
Product Description: A clear, free-flowing, hydrophobic liquid tracing oil supplied in a precision dropper bottle. Under normal room lighting, it is invisible on most surfaces. When inspected with a 365nm UV torch, it illuminates with a bright ice-blue glow to reveal hidden oil spread, dripping points, and creeping fluid pathways. Applied as localized droplets to show staff how greasy liquid residues naturally creep into hairline cracks and transfer onto clean surfaces.
Contaminants Simulated: Liquid vegetable cooking oils (sunflower, olive, rapeseed), oily salad dressings, liquid marinades, melted butter, bacon grease, and food-grade machinery lubricants.
HACCP: The product is hydrophobic and cannot be removed with cold water alone; clean-down validation requires hot water washdown (55°C–65°C)
CHECKPOINT UV OIL SPRAY
Product Description: A fine-mist oil tracer spray that atomises liquid mineral oil across broad areas. It stays invisible under standard lighting but emits an unmistakable ice-blue fluorescent glow under 365nm UV light to expose where oil mists and cooking vapours settle. Sprayed from 20–30 cm onto cooker extraction hoods, fryer splashbacks, wall cladding, and equipment outer frames to audit whether daily degreasing routines properly break down airborne oil vapour and greasy film coatings.
Contaminants Simulated: Airborne fryer oil vapour, cooking grease mist, griddle splatter, and thin lipid films that settle onto canopy hoods and surrounding food-prep surfaces.
HACCP: Designed to test the “TACT” cleaning principles (Temperature, Action, Chemical, Time) verifying that site washdown water reaches degreasing temperatures (>55°C) and degreasers have sufficient dwell time to emulsify stubborn oil films.
CHECKPOINT UV POWDER
Product Description: An ultra-fine, invisible UV tracking powder designed to demonstrate how dry micro-contaminants travel through air currents or transfer via operator clothing, footwear, and hands. Dust a microscopic layer onto dry target areas under normal ambient lighting; it remains invisible until inspected with a 365nm UV torch to map transfer pathways.
Contaminants Simulated: Flour dust, powdered raw ingredients, bakery spices, micro-dust, and airborne dry allergens..
HACCP: Formulated on a certified allergen-free base. It is completely non-toxic and REACH compliant.
CHECKPOINT UV DUSTER
Product Description: a refillable, self-contained powder applicator brush with a protective lid. It stores the ultra-fine UV tracing powder inside its handle and dispenses a precise, thin dust layer directly through soft brush bristles with a wipe or a gentle tap. Designed for fast, mess-free application of CHECKPOINT UV powder to targeted dry surfaces, door handles, footwear mats, ingredient sacks, packaging tools, and equipment controls to audit airborne dust migration and operator touchpoint transfers.
Contaminants Simulated: Flour dust, powdered raw ingredients, bakery spices, micro-dust, and airborne dry allergens..
HACCP: ses the same certified gluten-free, allergen-free, non-toxic cornstarch powder matrix as CHECKPOINT™ UV Powder.
CHECKPOINT MINI KIT
Product Description: CHECKPOINT MINI KITS bring together a range of specialised UV tracer tools, designed for food safety managers, hygiene auditors, and kitchen managers. These low-cost, easy-to-use kits provides everything you need to test cleaning thoroughness, trace cross-contamination paths, and conduct immediate visual staff training. Featuring four kits targeting specific setups. Dry & Touch-Transfer, Wet Organic & Protein, Heavy Fats & Machinery, and Mixed Dust & Liquid Lipid. This unique range provides kitchen managers with realistic, non-toxic, and certified 100% allergen-free soil simulants that behave exactly like real kitchen mess.
Contaminants Simulated: Flour dust, sticky spills, sauces, clear finger smudges, liquid splashes, cooked fats, heavy food oils etc.
HACCP: 100% Safe & Non-Toxic. Every medium is HACCP Compliant, non-hazardous, allergen-free, and easily washed away during routine cleaning.
CHECKPOINT PRO KIT
Product Description: The CHECKPOINT™ PRO Kit brings together a set of 5 specialised UV tracer tools in one durable, heavy-duty ABS carry case. Designed for food safety managers, hygiene auditors, and kitchen supervisors, this all-in-one kit provides everything you need to test cleaning thoroughness, trace cross-contamination paths, and conduct immediate visual staff training. Housed in a rugged, shock-resistant ABS case with custom foam cut-outs, each tracer is securely stored and ready for instant deployment across your kitchen, food production or food prep facility.
Contaminants Simulated: Flour dust, sticky spills, sauces, clear finger smudges, liquid splashes, cooked fats, heavy food oils etc.
HACCP: 100% Safe & Non-Toxic. Every medium is HACCP Compliant, non-hazardous, allergen-free, and easily washed away during routine cleaning.
360° Hygiene Defence Framework
Together, the CHECKPOINT VHT Food Hygiene Range and the SHOWBOX PRO VHT deliver total 360° protection by combining workplace (surface) and personal (hand) hygiene training to help prevent cross-contamination at every touchpoint. This is known as a 360° Hygiene Defence Framework.
SHOWBOX PRO VHT SYSTEM
Product Description: A portable Visual Hygiene Training (VHT) system equipped with a built-in 365nm UV light. Used during staff onboarding or routine refresher drills, staff insert their hands inside to instantly reveal unwashed areas or poor scrubbing technique under safe UV light. It provides immediate visual feedback to drive lasting behavioural change and quickly establish proper handwashing habits.
Contaminants Simulated: Invisible hand-borne pathogens and bacteria such as Salmonella, E. coli, listeria), and cross-contamination spread through direct touch or dirty PPE gloves.
HACCP: Powered safely via a standard USB mains power adapter, providing consistent UV illumination for reliable training sessions. Easy to wipe down and clean between uses using standard anti-bacterial surface wipes.
SHOWBOX PRO VHT 360
Product Description: A portable Visual Hygiene Training (VHT) system equipped with a built-in 365nm UV light. Used during staff onboarding or routine refresher drills, staff insert their hands inside to instantly reveal unwashed areas or poor scrubbing technique under safe UV light. It provides immediate visual feedback to drive lasting behavioural change and quickly establish proper handwashing habits.
Contaminants Simulated: Invisible hand-borne pathogens and bacteria such as Salmonella, E. coli, listeria), and cross-contamination spread through direct touch or dirty PPE gloves.
HACCP: Powered safely via a standard USB mains power adapter, providing consistent UV illumination for reliable training sessions. Easy to wipe down and clean between uses using standard anti-bacterial surface wipes.
MINI SHOWBOX VHT SYSYEM
Product Description: A compact, portable training kit designed specifically for kitchens, cafes, and food businesses. It features a desktop viewing box and a UV Forensic Torch, paired with skin-safe fluorescent training lotion and gel. Staff rub the lotion on (simulating invisible germs), wash their hands at the sink, and put them inside the Mini Showbox. Any missed areas glow instantly under the light, giving your team unmistakable visual proof of their washing technique..
Contaminants Simulated: Invisible hand-borne pathogens and bacteria such as Salmonella, E. coli, listeria), and cross-contamination spread through direct touch or dirty PPE gloves.
HACCP: Wipe down and clean between uses using standard anti-bacterial surface wipes.
MINI SHOWBOX VHT 360
Product Description: A compact, portable training kit designed specifically for kitchens, cafes, and food businesses. It features a desktop viewing box and a UV Forensic Torch, paired with skin-safe fluorescent training lotion and gel. Staff rub the lotion on (simulating invisible germs), wash their hands at the sink, and put them inside the Mini Showbox. Any missed areas glow instantly under the light, giving your team unmistakable visual proof of their washing technique..
Contaminants Simulated: Invisible hand-borne pathogens and bacteria such as Salmonella, E. coli, listeria), and cross-contamination spread through direct touch or dirty PPE gloves.
HACCP: Wipe down and clean between uses using standard anti-bacterial surface wipes.
UV GERM Hygiene Training Lotion
Product Description: A smooth, cosmetic-grade training lotion applied to hands prior to handwashing drills at the sink. Staff rub a small drop across their hands like hand cream, wash thoroughly with soap and warm water, and inspect their hands inside the SHOWBOX PRO™ to check if any glowing spots remain.
Contaminants Simulated: Invisible hand-borne pathogens and bacteria such as Salmonella, E. coli, listeria), and cross-contamination spread through direct touch or dirty PPE gloves.
HACCP: Non-toxic, skin-safe, and 100% free from all major food allergens (gluten, nuts, dairy, soy, egg) so it will not taint kitchen prep areas. Rinses off completely with standard warm water and hand soap.
UV GERM Hand-Rub Training Gel
Product Description: A quick-drying, cosmetic gel designed specifically to train and assess correct alcohol hand-rub / hand-rub sanitiser technique. Staff apply a drop and rub it in until dry, then inspect under the SHOWBOX PRO™ to check for total hand coverage, ensuring no dry spots or gaps are left uncoated.
Contaminants Simulated: Liquid cross-contamination, wet hand-touch transfer and uneven sanitiser application.
HACCP: Non-toxic, allergen-free, and dermatologically gentle. Rinses off cleanly with standard warm soap and water.
FOOD HYGIENE PEST CONTROL
TRACKARAT™ UV Tracking Powder
Product Description: A non-toxic, non-poisonous duster powder designed to track and expose rodent pathways, entry points, and hiding spots around food premises. Applied along walls, pipe runs, and sub-floors, it sticks to rodents’ paws and fur as they run across it. When inspected with a blacklight UV torch, it glows brightly to reveal their exact movement paths, making it easy to identify where pests are entering so you can seal building gaps quickly.
Simulates: Rodent footprints, tail drags, fur smudges, and pest movement pathways.
HACCP: Formulated on a HACCP compliant food-grade starch base with zero active rodenticides or toxic chemicals, avoiding poison risks in food areas.
