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Advantages
Five Star Fresh Wash™ has been specially
formulated as a viable alternative to
the use of chlorine for the cleansing of
fruit and vegetables. Five Star Fresh
Wash™ can also be used in post-harvest
applications to protect produce from
pathogenic damage during storage and
transport.
It is well established that pathogenic
microorganisms associated with whole or
fresh-cut produce can cause disease
outbreaks, thereby demonstrating the
need for improved mitigation efforts
associated risks. Safety concerns about
the production of chlorinated organic
compounds, such as trihalomethanes and
their impact on human and environmental
safety, have been raised in recent
years. Since chlorine reacts with
organic matter, components leaching from
tissues of cut produce surfaces may
neutralize some of the chlorine before
it reaches microbial cells thereby
reducing it's effectiveness.
Additionally, crevices, cracks and small
fissures in produce, along with the
hydrophobic nature of the waxy cuticle
on the surface of many fruit and
vegetables, may prevent chlorine and
other sanitizers from reaching the
microorganisms. Spray treatment of
lettuce with 200 ppm chlorine was no
more e effective at removing Ecoli than
treatment with de-ionized water.
Directions:
For general decontamination of fresh
produce (fruit and vegetables), it can
be applied via dipping, spraying or
fogging at a concentration of 2% with
water.
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