Caustic Soda (CIP grade)
Stocked or sourced on request — ask the counter.
Namibian food plants clean under two masters: the export auditor (EU rules for the meat and fish that earn the country’s food-export income) and hard local water that fights every wash. Swachem supplies the programme both masters accept — caustic CIP chemistry with the acid step our water makes mandatory, documented food-area sanitisers, and hand hygiene at every station.
Food-area products carry dilution, contact-time and SDS documentation aligned with export-audit and municipal health-inspection requirements.
Swab your drains before the auditor does — Namibian plants pass surfaces and fail floor drains with monotonous regularity, and a weekly drain-brush-plus-sanitiser routine is what separates the two.
The lines food & beverage buyers draw from this category most.
Stocked or sourced on request — ask the counter.

Food-area surface and equipment sanitiser used in processing plants.
Available in25 L
In stock: Windhoek & Walvis Bay

Antibacterial hand soap for hygiene stations.
Pack sizes on request
In stock: Windhoek & Walvis Bay

Antibacterial dishwashing liquid for kitchens and food areas.
Pack sizes on request
In stock: Windhoek & Walvis Bay
Stocked or sourced on request — ask the counter.
Stocked or sourced on request — ask the counter.
Almost always mineral scale: hard Namibian water deposits calcium films that shield organic soil from the caustic — the wash reads clean, the swab does not. The fix is a scheduled acid-descale step in the CIP rotation, not more caustic. Once the acid step runs monthly, swab results typically stabilise within two cycles.
A file that matches the floor: products listed with SDS, dilutions and contact times stated and trained, verification swabs recorded, and consistency between what the file says and what the sluice room shows. We supply the documentation with the chemicals — the audits our customers pass are paperwork-plus-practice, never products alone.
Alternate chemistry classes rather than brands: run the quaternary-based programme (Actisan) as the daily base, with periodic hypochlorite or peracetic (Oxteril) shock cycles that hit what the daily regime selected for. Biofilm in drains and dead legs needs mechanical attack plus chemistry. Your swab trend, not the calendar, should trigger rotation.
Yes — the same chemistry scales down: Bactidish at the sink, Actisan on surfaces, degreaser for floors, oven cleaner in the bakery corner, all in 5 L packs with dilutions written on the containers at our counter. Health-inspection files for small producers are a page, not a binder — we will help you write it.
Swachem Windhoek · 2-8 Walter Street, Southern Industrial Area, Windhoek · Tel 061 235 051 · Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 17:00
Served primarily from Swachem Windhoek — 061 235 051. SDS, grades and delivery scheduling included in the quote.