Process for the reduction in microbial activity in protein product water processing tanks for increased tank water utility and conservation

摘要

A method for extending the use of water during the production of products for human consumption in food production facilities for an extended period of time of at least two production days and up to seven production days by delivering an initial chemical charge at the beginning of each production day to return the process water to the desired antimicrobial solution concentration to provide acceptable antimicrobial control of the process water over the extended period of time. The method providing acceptable antimicrobial control in the processing of any protein or non-protein based food products that require batch or continuous chilling as part of the production process. The length of time that the water may be used in a processing tank may be dramatically and safely increased before the processing tank is emptied for cleaning, sanitizing and refilling.

主权项

1. A method for extending the use of water during the production of products for human consumption, the method comprising:
filling a chiller processing tank with a source of water; delivering an initial amount of peracetic acid to the chiller processing tank to provide a chiller processing bath having a starting concentration from about 10 ppm to about 230 ppm of an aqueous peracetic acid solution within the chiller processing tank; using the chiller processing bath having the aqueous peracetic acid solution for a first production day in the production of products for human consumption; shutting down production using the processing bath at the end of the first production day; retaining the chiller processing bath having the remaining aqueous peracetic acid solution within the chiller processing tank at the end of the first production day; recharging the chiller processing bath at the beginning of a next production day to the starting concentration from about 10 ppm to about 230 ppm of the aqueous peracetic acid solution; using the chiller processing bath having the aqueous peracetic acid solution for at least a portion of the next production day in the production of products for human consumption; shutting down production using the chiller processing bath at the end of the next production day; and draining the chiller processing bath from the processing tank; wherein the method extends the use of water a period of time between the filling step and the subsequent draining step, the period of time extended from more than the first production day up to seven consecutive production days before the draining step is conducted.