Spoilage Microflora of Broiler Carcasses Washed with Electrolyzed Oxidizing or Chlorinated Water Using an Inside-Outside Bird Washer

• Published in: Poultry science Vol. 86; no. 1; pp. 123 - 127
• Main Authors: Hinton, A. Jr, Northcutt, J.K, Smith, D.P, Musgrove, M.T, Ingram, K.D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 2007
• Subjects: Animals; Bacteria - isolation & purification; bird washers; broiler chickens; Chickens - microbiology; chlorinated water; chlorination; Chlorine - analysis; Chlorine - pharmacology; cold storage; decontamination; Disinfectants - analysis; Disinfectants - pharmacology; Electrolysis; electrolyzed oxidizing water; food contamination; Food Handling - instrumentation; Food Handling - methods; Food Microbiology; food microorganisms; food pathogens; Food Preservation - methods; Food Preservation - standards; food spoilage; Food-Processing Industry - methods; Food-Processing Industry - standards; Meat - microbiology; microbial contamination; Oxidation-Reduction; poultry carcasses; psychrotrophic bacteria; storage time; Time Factors; washing; Water - chemistry; Water - pharmacology; yeasts; Yeasts - isolation & purification

The effect of acidic, electrolyzed oxidizing (EO) water and chlorinated water on the spoilage microflora of processed broiler carcasses was examined. Carcasses were sprayed for 5 s at 80 psi with tap, chlorinated, or EO water in an inside-outside bird washer. Treated carcasses were then stored at 4...