Ozone in the Food Industry

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Ozone in the Food Industry

There has recently been multiple published incidents where contaminated food products
have found their way into the market place and ultimately onto the consumer’s table.
When this happens, typically the remedial action is to do a mass recall of any products
that are even remotely suspected of being contaminated.

But the damage that happens when a

product is recalled is far greater and
significant than the direct financial loss
the business suffers from mass- recalling
and destroying large quantities of their
product that is already on the store
shelves and ready to be sold.

For example costs resulting for lawsuits

launched by the consumers affected by
the recalled product can be significant.
The bad publicity it brings and the loss
of trust in the brand or the manufacturer
of the tainted product can present even more significant liability than the monetary loss
incurred due to the cost of recalling the tainted product.

The Benefits of Ozone in Preventing Food Contamination

Ozone is well known for its ability to quickly and effectively kill the majority of
microbiological organisms including some that are resistant to chlorine. Moreover, unlike
chlorine, ozone leaves no dangerous trace by-products and therefore can be used not only
for sanitizing work surfaces that come into contact with the processed food but can also
be used to sanitize the food as well. This can be accomplished by spraying fruits and
vegetables with ozonated water thereby destroying any organic contaminants that may be
present. Also, ozonating processed meat and meat products will ensure that they are free
of any traces of bacteria or other microbiological contaminants.

Ozone can also be injected inside cold rooms and other storage compartments that house
perishable foods. And unlike chlorine and other chemicals that leave the residue even
after the sanitization process has been completed, ozone will leave the food residue-
free when the food is ready to be packaged, consumed or further processed.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of ozone as both a direct
and indirect antimicrobial agent for the treatment, storage and processing of foods. –
Source: Ozone Cip: Ozone Cleaning in Place in Food Industries, Albert Canut, Andrés
Pascual, IOA Conference and Exhibition Valencia, Spain - October 29 – 31, 2007.
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Use of Ozone for “Clean in Place” ( CIP ) and Work Surface Sanitization

In addition to keeping the food source clean and free of microbiological contamination,
ozone is also effective in decontaminating and sanitizing equipment and common
processing areas (benches, tables, floors, racks, processing equipment, etc.).

Published research even suggests ozone

to be more effective than chlorine
in sterilizing certain microbiological
growth on stainless steel (SS) surfaces
(Source: A Comparison of Ozonation
and Chlorination for the Disinfection of
Stainless Steel Surface, ANNEL K.
GREENE, BRIAN K. FEW, and JOAO
C. SERAFINI, Department of Animal,
Dairy and Veterinary Sciences, Clernson
University
- Clemson, SC 29634.)

The above study used artificially induced bacterial growth on milk culture found on
stainless steel plate samples. The study concluded ozone effectiveness to be equivalent to
a 4.6 log reduction for chlorinated sanitizer and 5.6 log reduction for ozone for P.
fluorescens. The equivalent to a 4.2 log reduction for chlorinated sanitizer and a 4.4 log
reduction for ozone for A. faecalis was also documented.

While both chlorine and ozone were able to achieve bacterial inactivation significantly
above the 99% percentile, ozone was found to be slightly more effective for sanitizing
stainless steel surfaces.

Other Benefits of Ozone in the Food Industry

The other major benefit of ozone is that it can be effectively combined with other food
sanitation procedures without any adverse reaction or need to change the already
established procedures used to sanitize food or perform other CIP procedures on
surfaces that come in contact with food.

Ozonation can be used in conjunction with a hot water wash of work surfaces as well as
prior to the application of chlorine or other chemicals used to sanitize work surfaces.
Ozone technology is very portable and does not require more than the initial investment
to purchase the equipment (ozone is generated on site using ambient air so there are no
storage or shipping costs). The technology is very scalable making it available to even the
smallest food processing facilities .
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Ozone Use in The Food Industry – Conclusion.

The benefits of introducing ozone as a means of keeping rocessed and packaged food free
of microbiological contamination, are well documented. Ozone has been approved by
the FDA for both indirect and direct contact with handled food. Ozonation is an
inexpensive, portable and very effective technology that can be used as a stand-alone
method for preventing food source contamination and it may be used in conjunction with
the other cleaning and sterilization processes and as well.

As such the use of ozonation technology in the food processing, packaging or any other
application where food could be exposed to the contaminant, is strongly recommended.

If you have an application that requires the use of ozone and need help sizing a unit
please contact an Ozmotics representative at 1-877-386-3763.

About Us:

Ozmotics is a division of Optrics Inc. [www.Optrics.com], which specifically deals with

ozone generation and associated technologies. Optrics Inc. has been actively in business
since 1995 with in-house expertise in the areas of professional engineering services,
computer and instrumentation systems, mathematics and software design.

Our value is in offering solutions versus products,

our focus is on customer service and we excel at
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Our Ozone Generators are a quantum leap in

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wide variety of applications.
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Ozmotics Ozone Generators

ATLAS 25

Ozone Production: 1.3 ppd (25 g/h)

Standard Working Pressure: 20-30 psig
Concentration (% by weight O3): 5 -10%
Power Requirement: 110 VAC 60 Hz Std

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ATLAS 30

Ozone Production: 1.5 ppd (30 g/h)

Standard Working Pressure: 20-30 psig
Concentration (% by weight O3): 5 -10%
Power Requirement: 110 VAC 60 Hz Std

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ATLAS 60

Ozone Production: 3.0 ppd (60 g/h)

Standard Working Pressure: 20-30 psig
Concentration (% by weight O3): 5 -10%
Power Requirement: 110 VAC 60 Hz Std

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MAGNUM 160

Ozone Production: 8.5 ppd (160 g/h)

Standard Working Pressure: 20-30 psig
Concentration (% by weight O3): 5 -10%
Power Requirement: 110 VAC 60 Hz Std

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Custom Ozone Generators / Custom Ozone

Injector Skids

As people who deal regularly with ozone know,

the various combination of requirements for each
application can be very daunting. This can mean
that most items are customized in some way. We
have access to a vast array of customizable
generators, and can meet any requirement you
may have.

Ozmotics will have a custom multi-cell model

Ozone generator or a complete turn-key
injector skid made specially for your
application.

For information a free consultation, and

pricing information, please contact us.

Other articles of interest:

Ozone for Soil and Ground Water Remediation (In-situ ozone sparging).

www.OzmoticsInsider.com/2008/10/ozone-for-soil-and-ground-water-remediation-in-
situ-ozone-sparging/

Ozone in the Wine Industry

http://www.ozmoticsinsider.com/2008/11/ozone-in-the-wine-industry/

Use of Ozone for Waste Water Treatment

http://www.ozmoticsinsider.com/2008/11/use-of-ozone-for-waste-water-treatment/

Use of Ozone in Industrial Cleaning Applications

http://www.ozmoticsinsider.com/category/water-treatment/