Pathogen reduction using chloramines
First Claim
1. A method for reducing the level of bacterial poultry contamination resulting from the processing of poultry, wherein the processing of poultry includes the processing steps of scalding, picking, eviscerating, washing, rinsing and chilling said poultry, the method for reducing the level of bacterial poultry contamination comprising the steps of:
- adding chloramines as a disinfectant to an aqueous medium used in at least one processing steps forming a disinfected aqueous medium, said chloramines comprising monochloramine; and
using said disinfected process water in at least one of said processing steps, thereby reducing the level of bacterial contamination of the poultry at each of said processing steps.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for implementing pathogen reduction within a poultry processing or food processing plant that uses water that has been treated with chloramines at an advantageous dosage before being introduced to the production process at processing steps. The water treated with chloramines may be from a fresh water source or reclaimed water from the processing plant. The reintroduction of the treated reclaimed water advantageously causes a dramatic reduction in the levels of microorganisms associated with poultry processing, while substantially conserving water use.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for reducing the level of bacterial poultry contamination resulting from the processing of poultry, wherein the processing of poultry includes the processing steps of scalding, picking, eviscerating, washing, rinsing and chilling said poultry, the method for reducing the level of bacterial poultry contamination comprising the steps of:
- adding chloramines as a disinfectant to an aqueous medium used in at least one processing steps forming a disinfected aqueous medium, said chloramines comprising monochloramine; and
using said disinfected process water in at least one of said processing steps, thereby reducing the level of bacterial contamination of the poultry at each of said processing steps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- adding chloramines as a disinfectant to an aqueous medium used in at least one processing steps forming a disinfected aqueous medium, said chloramines comprising monochloramine; and
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9. A method for processing poultry using a process for disinfecting a recyclable aqueous medium including bacterial contamination, said process for disinfecting comprising the steps of:
- recovering at least a portion of the aqueous medium from a processing step;
filtering said recovered aqueous medium to remove particulate matter;
disinfecting said aqueous medium with ozone;
introducing chloramines to said aqueous medium, said chloramines comprising monochloroamine; and
reusing said recovered, filtered, disinfected and chloraminated aqueous medium in a poultry processing step. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- recovering at least a portion of the aqueous medium from a processing step;
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18. A method for reducing the level of bacterial poultry contamination resulting from the processing of poultry, wherein the processing of said poultry includes the steps of scalder, picker, post-pick, washer, rinsing and chilling, the method comprising the steps of:
- recovering water used during at least one of said poultry processing steps;
treating said recovered water with chloramines, said chloramines comprising monochloroamine and controlling the pH of said recovered water to reduce bacteria therein; and
reintroducing said treated recovered water into at least one processing step which uses heated water, whereby the combination of said treated water and said heated water reduces the level of bacteria within said poultry. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
- recovering water used during at least one of said poultry processing steps;
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27. A process for reducing the level of bacterial poultry contamination resulting from poultry processing including the steps of scalder, picker, post-pick, washer, rinsing and chilling, the process including a water reuse and disinfection method, the water reuse method comprising the steps of:
- recovering water used during at least one of said poultry processing steps;
treating said recovered water with chloramines to reduce the level of microorganisms therein, said chloramines comprising monochloramine; and
reintroducing said treated water into at least one of said poultry processing steps which uses heated water;
the disinfection method comprising steps of;
adding a chloramines to water used in said poultry processing steps forming a disinfected water, said chloramines comprising monochloramine; and
using said disinfected water in at least one of said poultry processing steps which uses heated water, whereby the combination of said reuse water, said heated water and said disinfected water in said poultry processing steps reduces the level of bacterial contamination within said poultry.
- recovering water used during at least one of said poultry processing steps;
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28. A method for food processing comprising the use of an aqueous medium said food processing using a process for disinfecting said aqueous medium and food stuffs, said process for disinfecting comprising the steps of:
- recovering at least a portion of an aqueous medium including bacterial contamination from a processing step;
filtering said recovered aqueous medium to remove particulate matter;
treating said aqueous medium by introduction of chloramines within said aqueous medium to disinfect said aqueous medium, said chloramines comprising monochloramine; and
reusing the disinfected, filtered, and recovered aqueous medium in a processing step. - View Dependent Claims (29)
- recovering at least a portion of an aqueous medium including bacterial contamination from a processing step;
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30. A method for pathogen reduction in including bacterial contamination food stuffs within food product processing comprising the steps of:
- providing an aqueous medium that comes in contact with food stuffs within said food product processing treating said aqueous medium by the introduction of chloramines, said chloramines reducing pathogens including bacteria contamination within foodstuffs within said food product processing, said chloramines comprising monochloramine.
- View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for reducing the level of bacterial poultry contamination resulting from the scalder processing step or any other processing step which uses heated water, the method comprising the treatment of the heated water in the scalder or other heated processing step or make-up water that will enter the heated processing water with chloramines to reduce the level of bacteria therein, said chloramines comprising monochloramine.
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