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Long-living Bacteria and Viruses
Some viruses and bacteria can live from 20 minutes up to 2 hours or more on surfaces like cafeteria tables, doorknobs, and desks.
Ansari, 1988; Scott and Bloomfield, 1989
By Yu-Ru Huang, Yen-Con Hung, Shun-Yao Hsu, Yao-Wen Huang, Deng-Fwu Hwang
Electrolyzed oxidizing (EO) water has been regarded as a new sanitizer in recent years. Production of EO water needs only water and salt (sodium chloride). EO water has the following advantages over other traditional cleaning agents: effective disinfection, easy operation, relatively inexpensive, and environmentally friendly. The main advantage of EO water is its safety. EO water which is also a strong acid, is different from hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid in that it is not corrosive to skin, mucous membrane, or organic material.
Electrolyzed water has been tested and used as a disinfectant in the food industry and other applications. Combinations of EO water and other measures are also possible. This review includes a brief overview of issues related to the electrolyzed water and its effective cleaning of food surfaces in food processing plants and the cleaning of animal products and fresh produce.
Food Control
Volume 19, Issue 4, April 2008, Pages 329-345
doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2007.08.012
Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Authors:
Yu-Ru Huang - a
Yen-Con Hung - b
Shun-Yao Hsu - c
Yao-Wen Huang - d, e
Deng-Fwu Hwang - d
a - Department of Food Science, National Penghu University, Penghu, Taiwan, ROC
b - Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA 30223-1797, USA
c - Graduate Institute of Food Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, P.O. Box 23-14, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC
d - Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan, ROC
e - Department of Food Science and Technology, Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-7610, USA
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