Ozone for Clean-In-Place Systems, and the Dairy and Beverage Industries
Ozone has been used in the treatment of drinking water since 1856 and is widely employed in the commercial beverage industries. Ozone is the perfect solution for the CIP, Dairy, and Beverage Industries, for plant cleaning, disinfecting, and sanitizing. No doubt you have seen information about the attributes of ozone being an effective agent of against Listeria, E-Coli, Salmonella, Hepatitis, Cholera, and other bacteria and pathogens. Other articles noted USDA -- FDA acceptance in June 2001; Inherent risks of the traditionally used chlorine chemical gas; and several incidents involving recent Listeria recalls.
Since 2001, The Food and Drug Administration published a final ruling in the federal register accepting ozone as an additive to kill food borne pathogens.
The FDA ruling allows for the use of ozone in the processing of all beverage and food processing facilities.
The Food and Drug Administration amended its food additive regulations to permit ozone use as an anti-microbial agent.
Published in the Federal Register, the final rule allows for ozone use in gaseous and aqueous phases, and for the anti-microbial treatment of beverages.
The amendment resulted from a petition, and date provided by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Agriculture and Food Technology Alliance.
A large number of beverage processors are using ozone in their processing facilities.
The FDA ruling allows for the use of ozone in the processing of all beverage and food processing facilities.
The Food and Drug Administration amended its food additive regulations to permit ozone use as an anti-microbial agent.
Published in the Federal Register, the final rule allows for ozone use in gaseous and aqueous phases, and for the anti-microbial treatment of beverages.
The amendment resulted from a petition, and date provided by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Agriculture and Food Technology Alliance.
A large number of beverage processors are using ozone in their processing facilities.
Ozone is Proven Effective.
"Ozone is the most effective antimicrobial agent known. It kills E-coli 3,125 times faster than chlorine, and it converts into ordinary oxygen after the process, leaving no chemical residuals behind."
Ozone technology offers many advantages. Its efficiency at ambient temperatures is as great as ultra-hot water. And water treated with ozone can be effectively reused requiring limited filtration. Ozonated water can be used anywhere in a packing or processing plant.
Anywhere you're running water through pipes, you can use low-level ozonated water. You can use higher levels of ozonated water in cleaning off equipment, conveyor belts, hooks, and those sorts of things-in addition to actually coming into contact with a food product.
"Ozone is the most effective antimicrobial agent known. It kills E-coli 3,125 times faster than chlorine, and it converts into ordinary oxygen after the process, leaving no chemical residuals behind."
Ozone technology offers many advantages. Its efficiency at ambient temperatures is as great as ultra-hot water. And water treated with ozone can be effectively reused requiring limited filtration. Ozonated water can be used anywhere in a packing or processing plant.
Anywhere you're running water through pipes, you can use low-level ozonated water. You can use higher levels of ozonated water in cleaning off equipment, conveyor belts, hooks, and those sorts of things-in addition to actually coming into contact with a food product.
Companies are also using our Ozone Air Clean Systems. These systems provide low-level ozone which can be used in a gaseous form to help control mold, fungus, bacterial growth and mildew in areas like cold storage and holding rooms.
Ozone destroys pathogens by attacking and oxidizing the cell walls of the organism; the mucous membranes.
It doesn't matter whether they are gram-positive or gram-negative. Whether they are spores, whether they are active, or whether they are amoeba-types (or microorganisms). The pathogens are all comprised of double-carbon bonds to hold the molecular structure together, and any microorganisms exposed to ozone will not just become benign in the water, but instead it will be completely evaporated. That's because ozone will continue to break that molecular chain down until it's nothing but carbon dioxide and water.
Ozone destroys pathogens by attacking and oxidizing the cell walls of the organism; the mucous membranes.
It doesn't matter whether they are gram-positive or gram-negative. Whether they are spores, whether they are active, or whether they are amoeba-types (or microorganisms). The pathogens are all comprised of double-carbon bonds to hold the molecular structure together, and any microorganisms exposed to ozone will not just become benign in the water, but instead it will be completely evaporated. That's because ozone will continue to break that molecular chain down until it's nothing but carbon dioxide and water.
Ozone is known to act as a strong antimicrobial agent against bacteria, fungi, and viruses. We examined the effect of ozonated water against Enterococcus faecalis and Streptcoccus mutans infections in vitro in bovine dentin. After irrigation with ozonated water, the viability of E. faecalis and S. mutans invading dentinal tubules significantly decreased. Notably, when the specimen was irrigated with sonication, ozonated water had nearly the same antimicrobial activity as 2.5% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl). We also compared the cytotoxicity against L-929 mouse fibroblasts between ozonated water and NaOCl. The metabolic activity of fibroblasts was high when the cells were treated with ozonated water, whereas that of fibroblasts significantly decreased when the cells were treated with 2.5% NaOCl. These results suggest that ozonated water application may be useful for endodontic therapy.
