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HOCl and the Prevention of Food Safety Breaches

A major foodborne illness outbreak - salmonella-tainted cantaloupe - sickened and even killed - Ecoloxtech

March 20, 2024 · 1 min read

A note on claims

EcoloxTech generators are regulated by the EPA as devices, are not registered disinfectants, and we make no efficacy claims for them or for the solution they produce. The only EcoloxTech product with disinfection claims is HOCl-AS200 (EPA Reg. No. 101112-1), used according to its label. What applies where is set out on our regulations page and in staying compliant with HOCl. Research referred to describes published studies under their own test conditions and is not a claim for any product.

A major foodborne illness outbreak – salmonella-tainted cantaloupe – sickened and even killed consumers, resulting in a massive, multi-state recall in late November/early December 2023. This wasn’t the first food safety breach involving produce this past year. Peaches, plums and nectarines sold at national retail locations in November were potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause serious, sometimes fatal infections, and had to be recalled.

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