DemoXperience: Verifying Cleanliness with Data Using the Lumitester Smart
In this DemoXperience, Kikkoman Biochemifa Company’s Alissa Shida joins ISSA’s Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner for a hands-on demonstration of the Lumitester Smart detection system, a modern hygiene monitoring solution designed to help cleaning professionals verify cleanliness with measurable precision. During the session, Shida compares the Lumitester Smart system with a conventional testing method by applying organic soil to a tile surface, using sausage to simulate real-world contamination. Both tests are performed before and after cleaning, allowing viewers to clearly see how different testing approaches detect remaining residues and evaluate cleaning effectiveness. The demonstration highlights an important message for the cleaning industry: surfaces may look clean, but visual inspection alone cannot confirm whether organic contamination remains.
Why ATP + ADP + AMP Detection Matters
Many hygiene monitoring systems focus only on ATP, a molecule commonly associated with living cells and organic residue. However, ATP can quickly break down into ADP and AMP over time or after cleaning, drying, heating, or processing. The Lumitester Smart system, used with Kikkoman’s A3 technology, detects ATP + ADP + AMP. This broader detection approach helps identify organic residues that may be missed by ATP-only testing. For the cleaning industry, this is especially important because residues left behind on surfaces can support microbial growth, contribute to cross-contamination risks, and create uncertainty around cleaning performance. By detecting all three molecules, ATP, ADP, and AMP, cleaning teams can gain a more complete picture of surface cleanliness.
Helping Cleaning Teams Prove Performance
The DemoXperience shows how science-backed testing can support better cleaning verification by providing fast, measurable results. Instead of relying only on appearance, teams can use data to confirm whether cleaning procedures are working effectively.
This can help organizations:
- Verify cleaning results after sanitation procedures
- Identify areas that may require re-cleaning or process improvement
- Train staff using objective, easy-to-understand results
- Build confidence with customers, auditors, and facility managers
- Support a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
A Practical Tool for Modern Cleaning Verification
As expectations for hygiene and cleanliness continue to rise, the ability to measure cleaning performance is becoming increasingly valuable across the cleaning, hygiene, food safety, healthcare, and facility management industries. The Lumitester Smart system provides a practical way to move beyond “looks clean” and toward data-driven cleaning verification. By detecting ATP + ADP + AMP, it helps cleaning teams make more informed decisions, demonstrate effectiveness, and strengthen trust in their cleaning programs. Watch the DemoXperience to see how measurable hygiene monitoring can help cleaning professionals verify results, prove performance, and build confidence with data.
