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The Use of Chlorine in Fresh Produce Washing

CCFRA Guideline No. 38 (2002)

Understand the principles and practicalities of chlorine-based washing to help adopt best practice in its use and assure product safety


Contents

Summary and scope

Introduction

Description of CCFRA wash tank and chlorine monitoring and control system

Current practice

Principles of chlorine disinfection

Organic loading - principles and case study

Control of chlorine at low levels - principle and case study

What to monitor - free chlorine, total chlorine or redox potential?

Alternatives to chlorine

Conclusions

Acknowledgements

References

Appendix 1 - Chlorine measurement

Appendix 2 - Method for spiking and recovering microorganisms from vegetables

Price per copy: CCFRA Members £40; Non-members £60



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