Everyone vividly remembers late March 2020 when lockdowns were imposed. Shops closed. Our world flipped upside down. But AWG stores remained open to serve our customers.

Grocery stores can’t stop. We fill an essential role in our communities. It is our responsibility to continuously provide our communities with food in a clean environment.

Last spring, expectations surfaced for a cleaner grocery store experience, one that protects the store’s environment against pathogens and keeps stores clean for customers and loyal employees. Price Chopper Owner, Barry Queen, chose what Newsweek hails as one of 2021’s best infection prevention products, the Synexis BioDefense System.

With its patented process, Synexis is the sole developer of Dry Hydrogen Peroxide (DHP™) technology. With six peer-reviewed published studies, rigorous science has shown the effectiveness of Synexis.

Throughout all of Queen’s Price Chopper grocery stores, the Synexis devices create and deploy DHP to fight microbes like viruses, bacteria, mold, odors and insects. DHP works continuously to reduce the levels of microbes both in the air and on surfaces. And DHP is safe for occupied spaces and does not disrupt staff or customer flow.

 “We’re in the food business and the people business, so when you find something that’s good for both — that’s a win, win,” Queen said.

When considering viruses on surfaces, grocery stores need continuous cleaning because contamination is a never-ending battle. An independent lab study proved Synexis DHP technology significantly reduces the presence of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces at two hours. From the moment SARS-CoV-2 contaminates a surface, DHP begins its fight. In addition, data shows that DHP reduces MS2, the surrogate of SARS-CoV-2, in the air by 95 percent after 60 minutes.

Reference: 1. Huang, Y.-J. S., Bilyeu, A. N., Hsu, W.-W., Hettenbach, S. M., Willix, J. L., Stewart, S. C., Higgs, S., & Vanlandingham, D. L. (2021). Treatment with Dry Hydrogen Peroxide Accelerates the Decay of Severe Acute Syndrome Coronavirus-2 on Non-porous Hard Surfaces. American Journal of Infection Control. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2021.07.006