Chlorine dioxide treatment for poultry washing.

The Bello Zon, from ProMinent Fluid Controls has been designed for the safe production of chlorine dioxide. From May poultry producers in the UK must comply with the regulations of the Food Standard Agency, which requires that only potable water can be used in poultry meat production. The dosing of chlorine dioxide into potable water is an option open to the poultry producers.

Chlorine can no longer be added to water baths and sprays used in the production process to provide additional disinfection capabilities. However, the addition of chlorine dioxide in precise metered quantities to the maximum allowed levels offers the optimum disinfection capability achievable within the definition of potable water.

Chlorine dioxide is very reactive, so the safest way of using it is to produce it on site, on demand and close to the point of application. The Bello Zon generator produces chlorine dioxide by the reaction of precisely metered quantities of sodium chlorite and hydrochloric acid and water in a closed reaction chamber, using precision dosing pumps. This makes the interim storage of the chemical unnecessary. The dosing pumps are individually paced by the microprocessor controller to give the correct ratio of reagents to water at all times.