A Poultry Matter: Extending Shelf Life – September 2011 – South African Food Review By Roxanne Ronaldo Published on Friday, 09 September 2011 Following the Supreme Chicken scandal that rocked SA in December last year, the use of chlorine to treat chicken has become less popular. Not only this, ever-increasing environmental concerns are forcing poultry
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Click to read the complete article – Radical Waters restructures and invests for further growth – September 2011 – Beverage Manager OVERVIEW: Radical Waters products are used in a wide range of markets formerly dependent on chemicals for controlling contamination and bacterial infection. The company has a focus on markets that include beverage production, meat & seafood, sauce manufacture,
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 31 August 2011 Radical Waters, the global leader in the supply of patented Electrochemical Activated Water (ECA) technology that produces environmentally friendly industrial detergent and disinfectant products, as a replacement for dangerous and often harmful chemicals, is to hold its inaugural ECA Business leaders distributor conference in Johannesburg from 26 to 28
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Introduction Adhesion to surfaces is a common and well known behaviour of microorganisms in oligotrophic habitats (Zobell, 1943). This adhesion and subsequent metabolism lead to the formation of biofilms (39). Bacterial biofilms promote increased biomass deposition (54), resulting in fluid flow resistance, loss of heat exchange and microbial induced corrosion in industrial water cooling systems
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Introduction Electrochemically synthesized reagents are rapidly finding application in a variety of manmade environments. Not only does this technology offer a cost-effective alternative to existing technologies, but is also contributing to the protection of the environment through the implementation of electromechanical-based effluent treatment and waste minimization processes. Electrochemically synthesized reagents (with reference to the Anolyte)
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Download the Effect of Electrolyzed Water on Foodborne Pathogens PDF (1.4MB) The Effects of Electrolyzed Water on Foodborne Pathogens Our ECA products are used in a wide range of markets formerly dependent on chemicals for controlling contamination and bacterial infection. We manufacture Natural Hygiene Generators. Our generators come in several sizes and produce solutions that
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Introduction Normal human skin is a complex organ and the bacterial populations associated with it are complex in kind and number. The skin supports the growth of both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria (Evans, 1950; Nester et al., 1995). The most prevalent organisms are the anaerobe, Propionobacter, although Micrococci and Staphylococci were also isolated in most
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Introduction Bacterial colonisation of surfaces in an aqueous environments is a basic strategem for survival in nature as nutrients are more available at the solid – liquid interface (Hoppe, 1984; Lawrence, et al., 1987). The resulting aggregates form microcolonies which develop into biofilms (McCoy et al., 1981). These biofilms promote corrosion of metals by creating
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Introduction: ECA Water as a Non-Polluting Biofilm Control Bacterial colonization of surfaces in an aqueous environments is a basic strategy for survival in nature as nutrients are more available at the solid – liquid interface. The resulting aggregates form micro-colonies, which develop into biofilms. Bacterial biofilms have negative consequences in the food industry. A number of
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Research has indicated the problem of microbial resistance to non-oxidising biocides. Very little information is available on the biodegradability of these compounds in natural water systems. This makes these compounds hazardous from an environmental point of view. Chlorine is the most widely used oxidizing biocide, with its own limitations. An environmentally sensible alternative to Chlorine
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