State-of-the-art Flour Production Unit

Meeting the strictest hygiene & operational standards

FACTORY – MAIN FACILITIES

The Myloi Achaias factory is in Dafnoula, Achaia, and it is here we produce all our products in our state-of-the-art facilities.

The facility was built in 2009 and came into operation in 2010. It now has machinery and systems which use advanced technology, and a production capacity of 1,200 tons per month.

It is equipped with stainless steel flour silos, and the same premises also have a grain and flour analysis laboratory and an innovative  bakery.

In 2012, the warehouse space was expanded and two new machines were installed to package 1 kg, 3 kg, 5 kg and 10 kg packs of flour.

Feasibility of Installing & Using a Controlled Atmosphere Chamber

Myloi Achaias implement a new method to disinfect their produce – with the help of an advanced new technology.

Disinfestation Technology

A brief explanation of how the chamber works:

A controlled atmosphere is created inside the chamber. This atmosphere is inhospitable (Temperature 35o C, Oxygen 1%) for all stages of insects (eggs, larvae, pupae, adults) and any insects die due to a lack of oxygen.

The manufacturer of the chamber monitors conditions online in real time during each disinfestation. This means that products placed inside the chamber (flour, wheat, semolina, packaging materials, machinery) will be effectively disinfested without using chemicals.

  • The principle of the system is the use of special chambers, and a modified atmosphere with a high temperature and reduced Ο2. It is a fully automated system operated by online remote control.

And the results speak for themselves:

  • Kills all stages of insects
  • Non-toxic
  • Does not cause corrosion
  • No drugs are used and there are no residues
  • Risk to personnel is minimized
  • Environmentally friendly
  • Insects do not develop resistance.

These technologies have already spread around the world to a significant extent. At Myloi Achaia we have been using this technology since 2012.

A good knowledge of disinfestation techniques, both environmentally friendly and conventional (use of drugs), is particularly important today.

Decision 122474/26-9-07 from the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food prohibited the use of Methyl Bromide, and a decision taken on 18/3/2010 prohibited it for “quarantine insects” (exports to third countries). The use of new disinfestation technologies will meet the increased need that has been created.

Controlled atmosphere disinfestation technology is little used in Greece.

The technology is relatively new, not just in Europe, but also in other continents.

Traditional methods of disinfestation have a negative effect on the environment:

 
  • Contact insecticides settle on surfaces or packaging materials and can very easily contaminate food. Some contact insecticides are also approved for application on food.
  • Fumigating insecticides are gases which dissolve in the atmosphere after their use, but they are strong poisons that pose serious risks when applied.
  • Drug residues in food and in the atmosphere degrade our diet and the air we breathe, contributing to respiratory diseases, cancers, etc.

 

Using a modified atmosphere chamber negates the need to use insecticides.