Poultry Processing

Independent articles demonstrate and support the notion that monitoring OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL (ORP) in a ‘chiller tank’ will deliver improved food safety in a poultry processing environment.

UC Davis (Vegetable Resource and Information Center) make it clear that “Disinfection of water is a critical step to minimise the potential transmission of pathogens from a water source to produce, among produce within a lot and between lots over time”.Why is measuring ORP important?: ORP is a measure of the effectiveness of the free chlorine in the tank and the studies indicate that when ORP is kept at levels >665 the survival rates for pathogens decrease sharply. At >665 E.coli survival is <10s, salmonella <20s, listeria monocytogenes <20s and Thermotolerant coliform < 30s. (UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Publication 8149. http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu ) Monitoring ORP and maintaining pH will not only ensure food safety but will in almost all cases reduce chlorine wastage.Data Acquisition Networks is able to offer an ORP monitoring system for chiller tanks that is cost effective and functional. Self-cleaning probes ensure effective monitoring and routine transmission of data and instantaneous alarms provide the very best opportunity for you to make sure your food safety program will be the envy of others in your industry and have high-profile customers beating a path to your door! Contact us today Data Acquisition Networks or if you prefer, telephone us on +612 8838 2358. We will be delighted to talk with you about how you can improve the performance of your poultry processing plant.For further information see http://www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/Slides_022306_KByrd.pdf