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Products for Food Processing Industry

ozone is a safe, powerful disinfectant. It can be used to control biological growth of unwanted organisms in products and equipment used in the food processing industries. Ozone is particularly suited to the food industry because of its ability to disinfect microorganisms without adding chemical by-products to the food being treated, or to the food processing water or atmosphere in which food are stored.

The FDA's recent approval serves to provide the basis for expanded use of ozone in food processing with application ranging from produce washing to recycling of poultry wash water to seafood sterilization.

Faraday offers Products for

  • Vegetable / Meat / Fruits Washing
  • Sanitation System
  • Storage of fruits / Vegetables / Meat
  • Ozone in Poultry/Meat Industry
  • Ozone in Aquaculture
  • Ozone in Seafood Industry

Vegetable / Meat / Fruits Washing

Fruit, vegetables and Meat held in cold storage are often subject to losses caused by the spread of bacteria and organisms initially caused by damage to some of the stored produce.

  • Eliminates bacteria, virus and fungus.
  • Decompose agricultural pesticide, food addictives and other harmful chemicals.
  • Decompose agricultural pesticide, food addictives and other harmful chemicals.
  • Deodorize and eliminate unpleasant odour.
  • Preserve freshness in food.

Ozone Sanitation System

ozone sanitation offers strong safety and cost benefits to food and beverage producers.

  • Ozone Sanitation allows a food producer to clean production lines with ozonated water and fewer chemicals and less thermal sanitation, reducing downtime for production line preparation and rinsing.
  • Ozone sanitation produces no harmful byproducts, eliminating or minimizing waste disposal and reducing environmental impact.
  • Lower chemical and thermal sanitation use reduces operating costs.

Storage of fruits / Vegetables and Meat

Ozone can reduce contamination on food and increase storage life. The age-enhancing hormone ethylene is instantly destroyed. This reduces spoiling and keeps the food looking fresh.

  • Extend shelf-life of the produce within the cold storage facility.
  • Air-borne microbiological control
  • Low ozone levels (<0.3 PPM) will inhibit microbiological growth in the air.
  • High ozone levels can be used for disinfection when room is empty.
  • Surface sanitation can be maintained
  • By inhibiting microbiological growth pathogens on the surface of produce, containers, and walls will be kept to a minimum.
  • Eliminate mold growth from cold storage area.
  • Maintain an odor-free cold storage area
  • Keep odors from cross contaminating between products

Ozone in Poultry/Meat Industry

Ozone air treatment is used in the poultry industry. Ozone in used in the storage and incubation of eggs, in the breeding of healthy birds and also for effective processing, storage and transport of poultry and meat products.

Ozonated water is used to wash and sterilize meat and equipment. When ozone is used to sterilize the meat and equipment it does not leaves any chemical residue unlike other treatments.

Ozone in Aquaculture

Ozone is the ideal disinfectant for aquaculture because of its ability to kill bacteria and viruses without leaving any residue. Ozone is used in many aquaculture situations for water treatment, in these system ozone is used to help prevent disease developing by increasing the redox potential of the water.

  • Ozonation oxygenates the water, reducing odor and increasing clarity, providing more aesthetically pleasing experience.
  • Ozone needs only a short span contact time, typically 10 to 30 minutes. After use, the ozone decomposes back to oxygen, leaving no harmful residue.
  • Ozone is safe-it has been certified organic and has been approved by the FDA and USDA as food contact substance. The EPA does not require any record-keeping or reporting of ozone use
  • Use of Ozone improves water quality, accelerates the growth rate and eliminates water-borne bacteria and viruses.

Ozone in Seafood sterilization

Once fish have been harvested, the natural processes of decomposition begin, both externally (bacterial degradation) and internally (enzymatic changes), ultimately resulting in putrefaction. Routinely, freshly caught fish are stored under ice to lower their temperature, which decreases the rates of both internal and external decomposition mechanisms.

For decades, ozone has been in use on-board fishing vessels to treat water used to make ice for storing fish harvests. Such ice is microbiologically cleaner than ice made from raw water.

  • Adding ozone to water used to wash fresh caught seafood also lowers the number of microorganisms on fish surfaces, increasing their storage times and delaying spoilage.
  • Ozone dissolved in water oxidizes pathogens for superior sterilization. Ozone destroys dangerous pathogens like salmonella, listeria. E.-coli, and shigella resulting in food that is safer to consume.
  • Ozone reduces bacteria that cause product shrinkage, actually increasing the amount of product.
  • Fresh and frozen fish can be washed and thawed with ozonated water prior to processing, refrigeration, storage, or packaging. The use of ozone will remove all the offensive odors common to seafood.
  • It should be noted that the USDA has certified the use of ozone on products labeled "organic" with no labeling requirements in regard to treated product.

Ozone in Diary Industry

Ozone is fast becoming the favoured technique in disinfecting the dairy products due to its efficacy and rapid return to oxygen, whilst creating or leaving no residues.

Using chemicals in an effort to reduce mould growth on cheeses has created an impact on humans and the environment. Ozone systems are highly effective and safe to use in most aspects of cheese and dairy product manufacture namely production, maturation till packaging.

  • When the milking equipment is sanitized using ozonated water, it reduces the chances of milk contamination.
  • When ozone is added at very low doses to the air in the barn, it will eliminate the manure smell in the barn and destroys E.Coli salmonella and many other bacteria.
  • When applies in barns, ozone also reduces the number of flies, reduced illness and lowered mortality rates.
  • Using ozonated water to wash the udder in the milking parlor and to wash the floors when replacing bedding material will help reduce bacteria.

Ozone in beverage industry

Conserving water and energy and maintaining bottling line sterility are a major concern for the beverage industry. The unique "cold sterilization" ability of ozone, combined with its non-contaminating qualities and low water use, make it an excellent alternative to chemicals, steam and hot water.

In beverage industry, water is needed for example for washing fruit and vegetables, for diluting fruit juices or for the production of beer, soft drinks and table water. In order to ensure a consistently high and specific product quality, the water must be free from micro-biological pollutants or certain minerals. Unwanted tastes or smells in the water can also affect product perception negatively later on. The ozone oxidation methods is the perfect solution for reaching these challenging goals.

Waste Water Treatment

The food processing industry typically uses a large volume of water to process food products and clean plant equipment, yielding large amounts of wastewater that must be treated. Excessive water use and wastewater production adds financial and ecological burdens to the industry and to the environment. Most of this waste adds a high level of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) to the wastewater. Therefore the perfect solution to this is Ozone Waste Water treatment

  • Ozone waste water treatment is a thorough and effective oxidation process and is a suitable disinfectant for the organic matter found in waste water.
  • The process will remove pesticides, organics (such as organic Nitrogen), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Volatile Fatty Acids (VFA), and Sulfur. Plus, it will significantly decrease the associated odors.
  • Due to the degree of variation in contaminant makeup and loading, the waste water treatment equipment is usually specified after scaled down pilot testing has been performed to determine required ozone dosages.
  • Besides making the water reusable, a reduction in overall processing costs and a reduction or elimination of penalties imposed due to disposal of contaminated water are some of the benefits. Further benefits for using ozone in waste water treatment include use of a clean, environmentally friendly technology that is as effective and economical as less friendly technologies.
  • Besides making the water reusable, a reduction in overall processing costs and a reduction or elimination of penalties imposed due to disposal of contaminated water are some of the benefits. Further benefits for using ozone in waste water treatment include use of a clean, environmentally friendly technology that is as effective and economical as less friendly technologies.