Strawberries, cherry tomatoes, and red bayberries, which are the most popular types of fresh produce in China, are vulnerable to microbial contamination. In this study, different sanitizing methods [treatment with 2% organic acids, 0.02% sodium hypochlorite (SH), 0.1% sodium chlorite (SC), and 0.1% acidified sodium chlorite (ASC)] were applied to fresh strawberry, cherry tomato, and red bayberr...

OBJECTIVES to evaluate the handling and risk factors for poisoning and/or digestive tract injuries associated with the use of sanitizing products at home. METHODS interviews were conducted in 419 households from different regions, collecting epidemiological data from residents and risk habits related to the use and storage of cleaning products. RESULTS sanitizing products considered to be a...

Traditional technology utilizes water with or without a sanitizing agent to wash fresh fruits and vegetables. Chlorine is the most widely used sanitizing agent available for fresh produce, but it has a limited effect in killing bacteria on fruit and vegetable surfaces. The most that can be expected at permitted concentrations is a 1to 2-log population reduction (Sapers, 1998). Furthermore, the ...

+ The water dispenser should be constreucted of food grade materials and be easily cleanable. + The spigot should be of a gravity flow design to prevent contamination during use. + The dispensers should be cleaned and sanitized at least once every 24 hours. Use wash-rinse-sanitize methond for sanitizing dispenser, the compartments of the sink should be of sufficient size to allow immersion of t...

Data mining is used to extract useful information hidden in the data. Sometimes this extraction of information leads to revealing sensitive information. Privacy preservation in Data Mining is a process of sanitizing sensitive information. This research focuses on sanitizing sensitive rules discovered in quantitative data. The proposed scheme, Privacy Preserving in Fuzzy Association Rules (PPFAR...

■ ■ 80% reduction in analysis time enables high throughput analysis IN T RODUC T ION Benzalkonium Chloride (BAC) refers to a series of quaternary ammonium chloride homologues with the structure shown in Figure 1. The pervasive use of BAC in consumer products results from its antiseptic and antifungal properties with widespread applications ranging from cleaning products and disinfectants to san...

This study evaluated the efficacy of various sanitizers against Escherichia coli O157:H7 cells in biofilms formed on surface materials used in beef fabrication facilities. Coupons (2 × 5 cm) of stainless steel, acetal, and high-density polyethylene were inoculated (3–4 log CFU/cm2) with rifampicinresistant E. coli O157:H7 (6-strain mixture) and incubated at 15°C in an unsterilized beef fat-lean...