Water electrolysis for a safer poultry industry
water electrolysis disinfectant system that it claims could
revolutionise the way in which the poultry industry operates.
The company claims that its technology is capable of sanitising and cleaning surfaces and foods without toxicity to the consumer or the environment. An exclusive distribution agreement with Covenant Water Systems (CWS), has just been signed, which will also install and service EAU electrolysis machines within the industry.
EAU believes that this arrangement will enable the company to immediately penetrate the market with its equipment and technology.
The timing of the move is telling. E. coli and Salmonella contamination are two major issues plaguing the poultry industry. Poultry processing plants are being increasingly scrutinized by the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) and forced to improve their capabilities in reducing pathogen counts.
"Current chemicals are often not providing satisfactory results and corresponding safety in fighting E. coli and Salmonella," said Gaylord Karren, EAU president. "Trisodium Phosphate (TSP) and chlorine-based chemicals are probably the most commonly used products in the industry to fight pathogens.
"These chemicals cannot be used at high enough concentrations to effectively kill the problem organisms. In tests conducted at a major university and at an operating plant, EAU proved that its fluids can achieve as high as a 6 log (99.9999 per cent) reduction in salmonella and E. coli on poultry carcasses."
EAU claims that the efficacy of its fluids has supported by independent research bodies such as the University of Georgia's poultry science department. "I have performed tests on almost every known chemical used in the poultry processing industry to kill bird pathogens," said the facility's Dr. Scott Russell. "Every chemical or system has always had a weakness or flaw somewhere.
"EAU's EO water is proving to be the only exception to that experience. We have had dramatically positive results in multiple applications for poultry sanitisation. Now, recent in-field tests at a facility at which I consult is demonstrating that this technology can be moved from the laboratory to the live plant."
CWS says that it has already identified a number of facilities that have shown an interest in EAU's technology. "Covenant Water Systems is excited to be a part of cutting-edge technology," said CWS president Terry Willis. "Using water electrolysis will take food science to the next level in food safety.
"We have already begun work to install the first units. At present we are working with three different companies who are excited about being a part of a technology that will set the standard for the future."
EAU's Primacide A is a disinfecting fluid that kills a large variety of bacterial, viruses, moulds and spores within seconds of contact. Primacide C is stabilised acidic water that will not only be used in poultry applications, but also used in consumer products or other applications as a high level disinfectant.
"We are committed to bringing the most economical, non-toxic and efficacious disinfecting technology to the poultry industry," said Karren. "We believe that the initial capital requirements using our technology will be substantially less than any other current method being used in the industry.
"CWS's contacts in the industry have already proven to be beneficial to EAU's goals. We hope our FDA, USDA and National Organic approved fluids will improve the quality of products produced by the poultry industry and at the same time dramatically increase revenues for EAU."
