Short-term wash treatment of produce

A method for washing a produce product, comprising:

• applying, with a first wash device, a short-term wash treatment to the produce product;
• receiving, at a rinse transition component downstream of the first wash device, one or more rinse solutions from at least a first source;
• applying, with the rinse transition component, a first rinse solution of the one or more rinse solutions to at least partially rinse the short-term wash treatment off the produce product, the first rinse solution being configured to chemically neutralize the short-term wash treatment;
• receiving, at a second wash device downstream of the rinse transition component, a wash treatment from a second source, the second source being different than the first source;
• and
• applying, with the second wash device, the wash treatment to the produce product, wherein the short-term wash treatment is chemically different from the wash treatment, wherein the first wash device applies the short-term wash treatment to the produce product for a shorter duration than the second wash device applies the wash treatment, and wherein the rinse transition component comprises:
• a first stage configured to use first water from a third source in the first rinse solution that chemically neutralizes the short-term wash treatment;
• and
• a second stage downstream of the first stage and configured to use second water from the second wash device in a second rinse solution of the one or more rinse solutions, wherein the second rinse solution rinses the produce product.