| abstract |
A method of reducing microbial contaminant comprises contacting the poultry, the surfaces used in processing poultry, or both with a synergistic antimicrobial composition during poultry processing. The method may provide an antimicrobial intervention that passes the FSIS antimicrobial reduction performance standards with nBPW as neutralizer, without any carry over after neutralization. In the first aspect, the synergistic antimicrobial composition comprises a peroxycarboxylic acid, a carboxylic acid, an anionic surfactant, and water. In the second aspect, a synergistic antimicrobial composition comprises a quaternary ammonium salt, a carboxylic acid, and water. In the third aspect, the synergistic antimicrobial comprises a quaternary ammonium salt, a peroxycarboxylic acid, and water. |