This study was conducted to develop and validate cleaning procedures for different
processing equipment of varying complexity and to determine the efficacy of two
different allergen tests. Following introduction of selected allergens to processing
equipment, two treatments were applied - water wash or scrub/sanitize ? and a no clean
was also evaluated. The equipment used consisted of a slicer, grinder, injector, vacuum
tumbler, and plastic lugs. To introduce the allergen to the slicer, nine ready-to-eat hams
were used. One hundred twenty-two kilograms of pork trim were ground, and a milk
allergen was incorporated into the meat. The injector was contaminated with a food
allergen by injecting boneless pork loins with a marinade containing soy flour. The
slicer, grinder, injector, tumbler, and lugs were then subjected to randomized treatments.
The results showed that the water wash and scrub/sanitize treatments did not differ
significantly among the pieces of equipment tested. This study supported that both
water wash and scrub/sanitize treatments can effectively removed allergens to a level
below the industry threshold of 5 ppm.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-08-7205 |
| Date | 2009 August 1900 |
| Creators | Winkler, Dawna |
| Contributors | Harris, Kerri B. |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Thesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
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