Abstract: A food bar arrangement (100) with product holding elements (103A,103B) holding fresh food products, an openable covering arrangement (110) including at least one covering element (10A, 10B) transferable between a closed and an open position, covering element sensing means (30A, 30B) registering an activation or a movement of the covering element (10A,10B) towards an open position or vice versa, a disinfection arrangement including a plurality of UV-C sources (52) in activated state exposing the food products to UV-C light at a wavelength appropriate for inactivation of pathogens, and a disinfection control system communicating with the covering element sensing means (30A,30B) and an UV-C source activating/deactivating arrangement (40) controlling the disinfection arrangement, and some of the UV-C sources are deactivated when a covering element is opened or moved towards an open position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a food bar arrangement (100) with product holding elements (103A,103B) holding fresh food products, an openable covering arrangement (110) comprising at least one covering element (10A, 10B) transferable between a closed and an open position, covering element sensing means (30A, 30B) registering an activation or a movement of the covering element (10A,10B) towards an open position or vice versa, a disinfection arrangement comprising a plurality of UV-C sources (52) in activated state exposing the food products to UV-C light at a wavelength appropriate for inactivation of pathogens, and a disinfection control system communicating with the covering element sensing means (30A,30B) and an UV-C source activating/deactivating arrangement (40) controlling the disinfection arrangement such that at least some of the UV-C sources are deactivated when a covering element is opened or moved towards an open position. The invention also relates to an assembly of such food bar arrangements.