Bacteria-killing water replaces chemical cleaners

EAU Technologies, which provides what it calls "green chemistry'' to food processing, said its electrolyzed oxidative water technology can replace many of the traditional methods in the processing sector now used to clean, disinfect, hydrate and moisturise foods.

The non-toxic water cuts down on existing bacteria, virus and mold proliferation. Special generators create acidic and alkaline fluids with the cleaning and sanitising properties. The water eliminates pathogens in processing plants by treating not only surface contamination but also the plant and animal foods directly.

*Green Chemistry is the design and convergence of traditional chemical processes and procedures with new environmentally friendly technologies in an attempt to reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances.

Standard toxic chemicals can create strains of pathogens that become resistant over time, because the cell can expel or neutralise the chemical before it can kill it, thereby causing the overall efficacy of chemical cleaners and disinfectants to be significantly reduced.

Steve - now these are the kinds of innovations that should be receiving large amounts of capital for R&D. Of course, they are not and the press release must appear on a small trade website called nutraingredients.com.