Moderately alkaline cleaning compositions for proteinaceous and fatty soil removal at low temperatures

A method of removing proteinaceous soils and fatty soils comprising:

• providing a cleaning composition comprising:
• a source of chlorine, wherein the chlorine is present at about 25 ppm to 1500 ppm;
• a source of active alkalinity, wherein the active alkalinity is present at about 25 ppm to 5000 ppm;
• and
• an amine oxide surfactant that has at least 50% of the carbon chain lengths of 14 or greater and has the following formula:
• wherein the arrow is a semi-polar bond, R1 is a long alkyl radical with 14 to 24 carbon atoms;
• R2 and R3 are alkyl or hydroxyalkyl of 1-3 carbon atoms or a mixture thereof, and wherein R4 is an alkaline or a hydroxyalkylene group containing 2 to 3 carbon atoms, and n is between 0 and 20, wherein said chlorine and active alkalinity source are in a ratio of greater than 3:1 on a percent weight basis;
• and
• contacting the surface with the cleaning composition at a temperature of less than 100° F., wherein the proteinaceous and fatty soils are removed from the surface.

A method of removing proteinaceous soils or proteinaceous and fatty soils from a surface comprising:

• providing a cleaning composition comprising:
• from about 25 ppm to about 1650 ppm of an active alkalinity source;
• from about 75 ppm to 1500 ppm of an active chlorine source;
• and
• from about 100 ppm to about 2,000 ppm of a tertiary amine oxide surfactant that has at least 50% of the alkyl carbon chain lengths of 14 or greater;
• and
• contacting said surface with said cleaning composition at a temperature of 80° F. or lower,
• wherein the proteinaceous soil or proteinaceous and fatty soils are removed from the surface, wherein chlorine and said active alkalinity source are in a ratio of greater than 3:1 on a weight basis.