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US 7,381,439 B2Granted
Method and composition for washing poultry during processing
AssigneeEcolab Inc.
InventorsJohn D. Hilgren, Timothy A. Gutzmann, Robert D. P. Hei
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Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions including peroxyacetic acid and peroxyoctanoic acid and methods for reducing microbial contamination on poultry. The methods include the step of applying a mixed peroxycarboxylic acid composition to poultry.
Claims14
A method of recycling water previously applied to poultry, the method comprising:
- recovering a mixed peroxycarboxylic acid antimicrobial composition previously applied to poultry from a first washing position in poultry processing;
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- adding to the recovered composition a sufficient amount of a mixture of peroxycarboxylic acids to yield a recycled mixed peroxycarboxylic acid antimicrobial composition;
- applying the recycled composition at a second washing position in poultry processing;
- the second washing position preceding the first washing position.
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