Portable Indigo® 400 ppm quat test strips help catering and mobile vendors meet food safety requirements, control pathogens, and pass local food code inspections.
For catering and mobile food vendors sanitizer testing, ensuring quaternary ammonium sanitizer solutions remain within the correct 200-400 ppm range is vital for safe food service. Mobile kitchens, food trucks, and event caterers face unique challenges, but Indigo® 400 ppm quat test strips provide quick, portable verification that their sanitizers meet health code standards. This protects guests from cross-contamination, reduces the risk of outbreaks, and supports compliance during surprise inspections.
Best Practices for Best Practices for Catering & Mobile Food Vendors
Test all sanitizer buckets, spray bottles, and cloth containers before every service period.
Train staff to recognize the correct ppm range and retest if solutions appear weak.
Keep logs of sanitizer testing for inspection purposes.
Replace test strips stored in vehicles regularly due to exposure to heat or humidity.
Use fresh sanitizer solution throughout long service periods, testing each new batch.
This test strip can measure the strength of many multi-quat formulations of single, dual and 4-chain quat disinfectants as listed in Quaternary Ammonium Compounds. You can even compare their chemical structures with the Indigo®3D Molecular Model Builder.
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Specifications
Temperature and QAC strips reading relationship
Temperature vs ppm results for commercial formulations of quaternary amine sanitizers/disinfectants from 20 to 60oC (68-140F).
50, 100 ppm read~ 1/2 color square higher; 200, 400 ppm read 1 color square higher
55/131
Readings 1 color square higher across whole range
60/140
Readings 1 color square higher across whole range
Dip strip for 1-2 seconds & get readings in 10 seconds at 0-100-200-400 ppm for quaternary ammonium disinfectant concentration. Read strip results immediately. If you wait the 30 seconds needed for some other strips you will get a reading that is too high.
Indigo® test strips have a guaranteed minimum 3 year shelf life but are stored in desiccant lined vials so actual shelf life can be 5+ years.
They work wonderfully, was so happy to finally solve my sanitizer testing problems and to use hot water is great as well.
— Cindy
— Indigo:
Thanks for letting us know your experience with hot water. The chemist who designed the strips even provided us with instructions on what to expect when using hot water with quats.
2018-01-09
Great product as always and excellent service.
— john
2017-09-20
Excellent product- temperature range is far more liberal and fits our needs. State surveyor recommended! Down side is cost may be a factor considering old strips are provided for free from our vendor.
— Brett Anderson
— Indigo:
If you are using old strips, be careful as they may not be accurate. We in fact guarantee ours for 3 years minimum.Â
2017-08-08
The order came very quickly and is producing the results we hoped for when ordering this product
Thanks for noting our prices. Our discounts start at just 2 it costs the same to as 1.