An air sanitation apparatus capable of providing an antimicrobial agent in the form of a gas or mist into the air lines that feed into a processing tank for air agitation of the contents in the processing tank, the air sanitation apparatus capable of being operably coupled to an air supply header that uses a plurality of air supply tubes connecting the air supply header. The source of compressed air passing through the air sanitation apparatus having a microbial load decreased using photohydroionization and the antimicrobial agent.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems and methods for combing ozone and water to deliver ozonated water in a rinse stream. The ozone rain pan finds particular use for rinsing food products traveling along a conveyor line with ozonated water.

An apparatus and method for applying an antimicrobial agent to whole or split animal carcasses include a closed or essentially closed chamber for limiting the escape of antimicrobial agent to the environment during antimicrobial treatment of the carcass. In one embodiment, a series of carcass cabinet panels moves in line with the passing animal carcass and forms an enclosure around the carcass by means of panels closing ahead of and behind the carcass. In another embodiment, the direction and spray pattern of positively charged aerosolized antimicrobial particles in a carcass cabinet is controlled by attracting the particles to preselected negatively charged regions within the carcass cabinet.

Methods of reducing surface microbial contamination of a poultry carcass comprising subjecting the poultry carcass which has previously been scalded and de-feathered to hot water of between 50 C. and 95 C. for between 1 second and 120 seconds; and related apparatus.

The present invention relates to increase processing efficiency, improve product quality, enhances product safety, improves sensory attributes, and meets customer demands. Due to the rapid carcass chilling in a given water consumption, this invention also related to sustainable agriculture, particularly environmentally-friendly food preparation, particularly resource-saving meat processing, particularly water-efficient and energy-efficient meat processing. The present invention provides, inter alia, methods to chill an animal carcass so as to improve tenderness in the finished fresh product, comprising: immersing an animal carcass in at least one saltwater solution, wherein the percentage of salt in the water is in the range of from about 1% salt/water to about 10% salt/water, and wherein the temperature of the saltwater solution is in the range of from about 0.6 C. to about 6.0 C.; and chilling the animal carcass.

A washing bucket has a container with an interior defined by wall and a bottom, a fluid inlet affixed to the wall of the container and communicating with the interior of the container, and a fluid outlet opening to the wall of the container and positioned at a level higher than a level of the fluid inlet. The fluid inlet is positioned adjacent to the bottom of the container. The fluid inlet has a connector positioned exterior of the wall of the container and adapted to connect to a water hose. The fluid outlet has a diameter greater than a diameter of the fluid inlet. The fluid outlet has a pipe affixed to the wall of the container.

Provided herein are methods and compositions for the reduction of microbial contamination of animal carcasses, including fowl, and food products with carbonic acid-based compositions.

The present invention relates to an apparatus M for cleaning poultry giblets X. These giblets X enter the apparatus M through an inlet gutter M0 and are dispensed through an outlet gutter M6. The apparatus M comprises pre-cleaning rollers 3 and 4 arranged under a guiding assembly M1 that directs the giblets X to a gripping and transporting conveyor chain M2 for transporting the giblets X from the pre-cleaning rollers 3 and 4 to a pressing assembly M5, passing through a cutting element M3 and a washing assembly M4 for the giblets X. The apparatus M also comprises a gutter 6 that directs the giblets X to a cleaning system L installed transversely in the apparatus M, enabling the traction of these giblets X from the gutter 6 to the outlet gutter M6. In addition, the invention also describes a method for cleaning poultry giblets X, applied in the apparatus M.

The present disclosure provides systems and methods for treatment of substratessuch as foodstuffswith a high pH composition and an oxidizer. These systems and methods give rise to enhanced disinfection performance.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems and methods for combing ozone and water to deliver ozonated water in a rinse stream. The ozone rain pan finds particular use for rinsing food products traveling along a conveyor line with ozonated water.