Method of treating produce

Details Method of treating produce Method of treating produce

1998-11-12

1999-12-21

Pratt, Helen

Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products

Inhibiting chemical or physical change of food by contact...

Including step of packaging

426335, 426615, 99516, 99524, 99536, A23L 3358

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06004604&

ABSTRACT:
A chlorine dioxide solution is sprayed onto produce that includes at least one contaminant which can be debris, soil, fungus and/or organic chemicals. Sprayers are used to spray the chloride dioxide solution on the produce to wash the contaminant from the produce. The produce may be placed on a conveyor and the conveyor may be used to move the produce under the sprayers while the sprayers are used to spray chlorine dioxide solution onto the produce. The conveyor may include rotating brushes that come in contact with the produce, such that the brushes that brush the produce and mechanically remove debris and residue from the produce. Rinsing sprayers may be provided over the conveying path downstream of the sprayer that sprays the chlorine dioxide solution on the produce. The rinsing sprayers may be used to spray the produce with potable rinse water.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3814820 (1974-06-01), Busta et al.
patent: 4021585 (1977-05-01), Suobuda et al.
patent: 5451266 (1995-09-01), Kirk et al.
patent: 5863584 (1999-01-01), Thomas et al.

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