ENHANCED DISINFECTION OF FOOD HANDLING EQUIPMENT

食品处理设备(FHE)的适当消毒是有问题的。随着美国人口老龄化和免疫功能受损个体频率的增加，不孕不育变得更加关键。虽然已经有了对FHE进行消毒的技术，但在许多情况下，这需要额外处理对个人以及整个环境有害的刺激性化学品。这项建议提出了一种新的方法，它提供：1)使用点消毒2)强大的消毒能力3)易用性4)不处理刺激性化学品5)在第一阶段没有残留刺激性化学品我们将建立原型系统并评估其在去除典型病原体方面的性能。建议商业应用该消毒系统可用于许多食品处理作业，包括食品加工厂、快餐作业和疗养院。

Proper disinfecting of food handling equipment (FHE) is problematic. Sterility has become even more crucial as the US population ages and the frequency of immunocompromised individuals increases. While techniques exist for disinfecting FHE, in many cases this requires extra handling of harsh chemicals that are harmful to the individual mixing the chemicals as well as the environment as a whole. This proposal addresses a novel new approach which provides: 1) Point of use disinfection 2) Strong disinfection capability 3) Ease of use 4) No handling of harsh chemicals 5) No residual harsh chemicals In Phase I we will build prototype systems and evaluate their performance at removing representative pathogens. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION This disinfecting system can be used in numerous food handling operations including food processing plants, fast food operations, and nursing homes.