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低下个体的频率增加，不育变得更加重要。 虽然存在用于对FHE进行消毒的技术，但在许多情况下，这需要额外处理对混合化学品的个体以及整个环境有害的刺激性化学品。该提案提出了一种新颖的新方法，该方法提供：1）使用点消毒2）强大的消毒能力3）易于使用4）无需处理刺激性化学品5）无残留刺激性化学品在第一阶段，我们将构建原型系统并评估其在去除代表性病原体方面的性能。建议的商业应用该消毒系统可用于许多食品处理操作，包括食品加工厂、快餐店和疗养院。

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.