Food Production
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Protect Your Floors
Food Safe Concrete Sealer
Food production and processing facilities have to keep every surface clean and sanitary, and that includes the floor. Food and beverage plants, mills, breweries, commercial kitchens and other food production sites need concrete that does not hold moisture, harbor mold or shed dust. A penetrating concrete sealer under the finished floor, and a durable food-grade coating where the concrete stays exposed, are the two ways Bone Dry protects a food facility floor.
The floor of a food production facility is exposed to food and beverage byproducts that can contaminate or damage untreated concrete. Don’t let your slab become a breeding ground for germs and bacteria: seal your floors with high-performance penetrating concrete sealers from Bone Dry.
Protect Finished Flooring with Bone Dry Plus and Bone Dry Pro Sealers
Food processing floors need protection that starts inside the slab. Bone Dry Plus and Bone Dry Pro are penetrating sealers: they react inside the concrete to close the pores, densifying and hardening the slab from within rather than coating it, so they work as a concrete hardener and a moisture barrier at the same time. Bone Dry Plus, applied to new or existing concrete, seals the slab against moisture vapor and adds an antimicrobial that keeps working for the life of the product, which is why its product page names food plants and restaurants among the places to use it. Bone Dry Pro penetrates and seals the capillaries from within as a permanent moisture barrier under the finished floor, and carries a 25-year replacement warranty includes labor and material to replace the finished flooring system, adhesives, and prep material. Hard-troweled or burnished slabs are opened first with Etch-A-Crete.

Bone Dry EM Coating Prevents Surface Staining and Bacteria
Bone Dry EM Coating is a two-part, epoxy-modified surface coating that is durable, VOC-free and highly chemical resistant, with antimicrobial protection built in and a clear semi-gloss finish that lets spills wipe off. Its specification sheet describes it as “suited for food processing (wet and dry), warehousing, and packaging facilities” and lists “FDA 177.1390: Approval for direct contact with food” under Testing; read the Bone Dry EM Coating specifications and SDS for the full statement. EM Coating is a stand-alone product for bare, cured concrete: it is not applied over a slab already sealed with Bone Dry Pro, Plus or Original. Spread rate is 300–350 square feet per gallon in two coats; pot life is 6 hours; allow 48 hours before foot traffic and 72 hours before vehicle traffic.
Bone Dry EM Coating is a clear, semi-gloss, antimicrobial wearing surface for exposed food-plant floors. Its benefits include:
Repels spills and contaminants so they wipe off the surface
No yellowing from UV exposure
Excellent stain prevention on concrete and brick
Chemical resistance to gasoline, anti-freeze, brake fluid, solvents, salts, acetone and alcohol
Pencil hardness above 6H
Antimicrobial protection built into the coating
Sanitary processing floors are a requirement for every plant operator. Bone Dry Plus seals the slab under the finished floor, and EM Coating protects the concrete that stays exposed.
Which Bone Dry Product Where in a Food Plant
Food facilities are not one floor. The processing hall gets a resinous coating or sheet vinyl, the warehouse stays bare concrete, and the kitchen gets tile. Match the product to the floor:
- Processing and washdown floors getting sheet vinyl, tile or a resinous coating: Bone Dry Plus (antimicrobial) or Bone Dry Pro (25-year warranty) under the finished floor. Both seal the slab from within. Resinous systems over Pro must be 100% solids on a CSP 3 profile; resinous coatings go over Plus after shot blasting.
- Processing, warehousing and packaging floors that stay exposed concrete: Bone Dry EM Coating, suited for wet and dry food processing, warehousing and packaging facilities per its specification sheet, with chemical resistance and a wipe-clean semi-gloss finish. Apply to bare concrete only, 28 days after a new pour.
- Commercial kitchens, cafeterias and dining halls: Bone Dry Plus or Bone Dry Pro under the finished floor. The Minnesota State University Mankato dining facility used Bone Dry Pro under carpet, tile, VCT and LVT.
- New pours: Bone Dry Pro is sprayed as soon as the slab can be walked on, so there is no second mobilization. See sealing a new concrete pour.
- Existing slabs before new flooring: open a hard-troweled surface with Etch-A-Crete, then seal. See sealing a slab on grade before flooring.
- Not sure? Start with Which Bone Dry product do I need?
Bone Dry Pro for Large Food-Facility Projects
Working on a big project? Bone Dry Pro is sized to the square footage of the facility; Etch-A-Crete is a separate surface-prep product where a hard-troweled slab needs opening first; and application is by our in-house crew or by your contractor with a Bone Dry representative on site. Quick Dry is always included, so flooring can go down as little as 6 hours after application.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Bone Dry EM Coating is suited for wet and dry food processing, warehousing and packaging facilities per its specification sheet, with antimicrobial protection built in and a clear semi-gloss finish that lets spills wipe off. Its specification sheet lists “FDA 177.1390: Approval for direct contact with food” under Testing; the spec sheet and SDS are on the EM Coating product page.
Yes. Bone Dry Plus is the same permanent seal as Bone Dry Original with an antimicrobial built into the pores of the slab, made for hygiene-critical floors in hospitals, restaurants and food plants. Adhered flooring such as sheet goods, vinyl, tile, VCT and carpet, and floating systems such as luxury vinyl plank and laminate, go over it; resinous coatings go over Bone Dry Plus after shot blasting.
The EM Coating product page lists gasoline, antifreeze, brake fluid, solvents, salts, acetone and alcohol as fluids that sit on top of the coating without reaching the concrete, and it seals the surface against water infiltration and standing water. The specification sheet reports 150 double rubs with MEK, acetone and isopropyl alcohol as passes. For a specific sanitizer or caustic cleaner, check the spec sheet or contact Bone Dry.
With Bone Dry Pro, Quick Dry is always included and flooring can be installed 6 hours after application. With Bone Dry Plus, add Quick Dry to the order for the same 6-hour flooring window; otherwise let it dry overnight. EM Coating takes foot traffic after 48 hours and vehicle traffic after 72 hours.
No. EM Coating is a stand-alone product and is not compatible with Bone Dry penetrating sealers. Use Pro or Plus under a finished floor covering, and EM Coating on bare concrete that will stay exposed.





