Table 15.1.
Chemicals for sanitizing meat
- processing facilities
Compound
Use concentration
(ppm) *
Optimum use temperature
Advantage
Disadvantage
Relative cost
Sodium hypochlorite
100 – 200
Room
temperature
Effective against a wide range of bacteria
Corrosive if not used properly, organic matter reduces activity
+
Iodophor
25
Room temperature ( <
35 ° C)
Stable, long shelf life, less corrosive
Can stain, less effective against bacterial spores
+++
QUATS
100 – 200
Room temperature
Stable, long shelf
life, less
corrosive, additional cleaning properties
Leaves residues, high foaming, low effi
ciency on bacterial spores
++
Peroxyacetic acid
100 – 200
Chilled to room temperature
Effective against a wide range of organisms, biodegradable
Hazardous in concentrate form
++
Acid - anionic
200 – 400
Room temperature to hot
Less corrosive
Narrow spectrum of antimicrobial activity
+++
Isopropyl alcohol
70% v/v
Room temperature
Fast acting
Not effective against spores, fl ammable
++
* Sources: Giese (1991) ; Cords et al. (2005)
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