Comparison of peroxyacetic acid and acidified sodium chlorite at reducing natural microbial contamination on chicken meat pieces

ABSTRACT: The spin-chill process at poultry processing plants involves the immersion of chicken carcasses in cold water (<5°C) often containing sodium hypochlorite which significantly contributes to the reduction of bacterial loads. Cutting carcasses into pieces, however, has been linked with inc...

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Main Authors: Andrea R. McWhorter, Gayani Weerasooriya, Shruti Kumar, Kapil K. Chousalkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S003257912300528X