Title: Method for optimizing the efficacy of chlorous acid disinfecting sprays for poultry and other meats
Application Number: 98811272 Application Date: 1998.10.01
Publication Number: 1279584 Publication Date: 2001.01.10
Approval Pub. Date: 2003.02.05 Granted Pub. Date: 2003.02.05
International Classifi-cation: A23B4/027;A23B4/12;A23B4/24;A23B4/30;A23L3/358
Applicant(s) Name: Alcide Corp. Address:
Inventor(s) Name: R. D. Kross;G. K. Kemp
Attorney & Agent: wu yihua
Abstract:
    A method for disinfecting a meat carcass by spray application of an aqueous solution containing from about 0.05-0.12% of a metal chlorite and a sufficient quantity of an acid having a pKa of from about 2.0-4.4 to adjust the pH of the aqueous solution to about 2.2-4.5 and to maintain the chlorite ion concentration in the form of chlorous acid to not more than about 35% by weight of the aqueous solution, the molar ratio of the acid to metal chlorite being at least equal to the first pKa of the acid multiplied by the grams/liter concentration of metal chlorite in the aqueous solution. In one embodiment, the meat carcass is poultry.
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