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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tommy J. Shane, Loganville, GA (US);
Harvey Swain, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Assignee:
Tomoco, Loganville, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 3/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 3/34 ;
Abstract
A system to control pathogens on a target element is disclosed, wherein the target element is subjected to hypochlorous acid. The present invention incorporates the use of hypochlorous acid as a pathogen control medium, wherein a hypochlorous acid stream of between about 4.3 and 7.0 pH as a pathogen reduction agent is utilized. In one embodiment, the hypochlorous acid stream is used to reduce pathogens in poultry processing plants.