Mehod for processing poultry to reduce or eliminate salmonella
A method for reducing the incidence of salmonella in harvested poultry comprising treating the poultry with an effective antimicrobial solution comprising a blend of citric and lactic acids.
1 . A method for reducing the incidence of salmonella in harvested poultry comprising treating the poultry with an effective antimicrobial solution comprising a blend of citric and lactic acids.
2 . The method of claim 1 in which the antimicrobial solution contains about 1 to 2.5 wt % of citric and lactic acids.
3 . The method of claim 2 in which the ratio of citric acid to lactic acid in the antimicrobial solution is from about 1:8 to about 1:1 by weight
4 . The method of claim 2 in which the ratio of citric acid to lactic acid in the antimicrobial solution is about 1:7 to about 1:3 by weight.
5 . The method of claim 2 in which the ratio of citric acid to lactic acid in the antimicrobial solution is about 1:3 by weight.
6 . The method of claim 3 in which the treating of the poultry with the antimicrobial solution of citric and lactic acids occurs after removal of the feathers.
7 . The method of claim 4 in which the treating of the poultry with the antimicrobial solution of citric and lactic acids occurs after removal of the feathers.
8 . The method of claim 3 in which the treating of the poultry with the antimicrobial solution of citric and lactic acids occurs after evisceration.
9 . The method of claim 4 in which the treating of the poultry with the antimicrobial solution of citric and lactic acids occurs after evisceration.
10 . The method of claim 3 in which the treating of the poultry with the antimicrobial solution of citric and lactic acids occurs after removal of the feathers and again after evisceration.
11 . The method of claim 4 in which the treating of the poultry with the antimicrobial solution of citric and lactic acids occurs after removal of the feathers and again after evisceration.
12 . The method of claim 3 in which the treating with the antimicrobial solution of citric and lactic acids occurs for about 1 to 60 seconds.
13 . The method of claim 4 in which the treating with the antimicrobial solution of citric and lactic acids occurs for about 1 to 60 seconds.
14 . The method of claim 3 in which the treating with the antimicrobial solution comprising a blend of citric and lactic acids occurs for about 5 to 10 seconds.
15 . The method of claim 4 in which the treating with the antimicrobial solution comprising a blend of citric and lactic acids occurs for about 5 to 10 seconds.