You Didn’t Lose Shelf Life. Your Sanitizer Killed It.

Every rinse cycle. Every drop of bleach. Every PPE burn.
You weren’t disinfecting your food line - you were sabotaging it.

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EcoloxTech E1200 + E300 Generators
Produce HOCl on-site using water, salt, and electricity.

FDA, USDA, NSF, and EPA compliant

No PPE required – food contact safe

Replace bleach, chlorine dioxide, and quats

No rinse cycles – no chemical residues

E1200: High-volume, facility-grade generator

E300: Compact system for processing lines, QA zones, or mobile carts

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Legacy Sanitizers Are Undermining Food Safety

For decades, food processors have operated under the assumption that harsh chemical disinfectants—like bleach, peracetic acid, and quaternary ammonium compounds (quats)—were essential to meeting food safety standards. These chemicals were accepted as necessary evils, required to maintain compliance in environments where microbial contamination posed serious threats. However, beneath the surface, these legacy sanitizers introduce problems of their own. They corrode stainless steel surfaces, degrade conveyor belts and seals, and leave behind harsh residues that can reduce shelf life and trigger regulatory flags. Many facilities have seen their produce, seafood, or poultry spoil faster not because of the product itself—but because the chemical systems used to sanitize it compromise quality and longevity. The real threat isn’t always the bacteria. Sometimes, it’s the chemical you trusted to eliminate it.

HOCl: The Safe, Effective Disinfectant You’ve Overlooked

What many operations don’t realize is that there is a disinfectant molecule capable of outperforming these traditional chemicals—one that’s safer, faster, and biologically aligned with human and food safety. This molecule is hypochlorous acid (HOCl). Naturally produced by the human immune system, HOCl is your body’s first line of defense against pathogens, including Listeria, Salmonella, and E. coli. It penetrates biofilms and microbial cell walls with remarkable speed, neutralizing threats without harming healthy cells, surfaces, or equipment.

 

Today, that same molecule can be generated on-site using only salt, water, and electricity. It can be fogged into the air, sprayed on equipment, applied to hands, or even rinsed directly over food—delivering full-spectrum kill power with no toxic residue, no rinse cycle, and no operational downtime.

THE SANITIZER SHOWDOWN:
HOCl vs Bleach, Quats, and Chemical Chaos

Traditional sanitizers like bleach and ozone pose significant challenges—requiring PPE, causing corrosion, and increasing health risks, labor, and utility costs. In contrast, EcoloxTech’s on-site HOCl systems provide powerful microbial control without these hazards—safe for food, skin, and equipment, and simple to implement facility-wide.

Feature

Bleach

Quats

Chlorine Dioxide

Peracetic Acid

HOCl

EPA Approved

FDA Food-Contact Safe

(with rinse)

No Rinse Required

Safe on Skin + Eyes

Fogging OK in Occupied Areas

Non-Corrosive

Zero PPE Required

Organic-Approved

Generates On-Site

Cost Per Gallon

Medium

High

High

High

Lowest

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Bleach

Corrodes your belts, foggers, drains.
Requires full PPE.
Leaves audit-visible residue.

Chlorine Dioxide

Explosive to mix.
Expensive to transport.
Not safe for open-air fogging.

Peracetic Acid

Burns eyes, skin, and lungs.
Must be rinsed.
Harsh on stainless and seals.

Quats

Not allowed on food-contact surfaces.
Leaves antimicrobial residue.
Incompatible with organic protocols.

HOCl

Made from salt, water, and electricity.
Kills 99.999% of pathogens in seconds.
NSF D2 No-Rinse Certified.
Safe to fog while workers are present.
Used on produce, seafood, poultry, and people.

NATURE’S STRONGEST DISINFECTANT
Now Engineered for Industrial Use

What is HOCl, Really?

HOCl is not just safer—it’s also dramatically more effective. Compared to traditional disinfectants like bleach, HOCl is up to 100 times more efficient at killing pathogens embedded within biofilms. This is because of its unique electrical neutrality. Unlike charged chemical compounds that struggle to penetrate biofilms or microbial cell walls, HOCl passes directly through those barriers without being detected. Once inside, it rapidly oxidizes critical cellular structures and renders the pathogen inactive—often within seconds.

 

This neutral entry mechanism also prevents pathogens from adapting to its presence, which means resistance cannot build over time. Unlike antibiotics or chemical agents that promote mutation, HOCl leaves no evolutionary pathway for superbugs to emerge. It kills fast, completely, and without compromise—making it one of the most powerful pathogen-control tools available in modern sanitation.

How It’s Made

EcoloxTech systems generate HOCl on-site, using just:

  • Salt (NaCl)
  • Water (H₂O)
  • Electricity (DC current)

The process is called electrolysis—and it happens inside a sealed cell, producing HOCl at the exact concentration needed for:

  • Fogging
  • Spraying
  • Dipping
  • Surface sanitation
  • Hand sanitation
  • Produce rinsing
  • And more

No chemicals to ship. No concentrates to mix. No hazmat protocols.

 

Just plug in, add salt + water, and press start.

Why It Works So Fast

HOCl is 100x more effective than bleach at killing pathogens inside biofilms.


Why?


Because it’s electrically neutral—so it slips through the cell wall before the pathogen detects it.


Once inside, it destroys the pathogen from within—without giving it a chance to adapt.


This is why:

  • Superbugs can’t mutate against it
  • No resistance ever builds
  • Kill times are measured in seconds, not minutes

What It Kills

Verified kill power against:

  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • E. coli O157:H7
  • Salmonella enterica
  • Norovirus
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Bacillus cereus
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Aspergillus niger
  • COVID-19
  • Mold, yeast, biofilm-forming bacteria

And it does it without toxic residue, without PPE, and without rinsing.

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Choose Your System. Scale Your Sanitation.

Your sanitation needs aren’t generic. Your system shouldn’t be either.

EcoloxTech generators are modular, mobile, and engineered for the real-world layout of your operation—whether you’re fogging a seafood room or disinfecting a 100,000 sq ft poultry line. Each unit generates fresh, audit-compliant HOCl at the push of a button—no mixing, no reordering chemicals, no downtime.

Feature

ECO 300

ECO 1200

Daily Output

300 liters/hour

1200 liters/hour

Ideal Use

Mid-size RTE plants, seafood zones, cold rooms

Full-scale poultry, produce export, multi-zone ops

HOCl Concentration

50–400 ppm (programmable)

50–400 ppm (programmable)

Application Modes

Spray, fog, dip

Spray, fog, dip, full-line integration

Installation Format

Mobile or wall-mounted

Modular or centralized

Avg Labor Saved

1–2 hours/day

4–6 hours/day

ROI Timeline

45–60 days

30–45 days

Certifications

FDA, USDA, EPA, NSF, Kosher, Halal

FDA, USDA, EPA, NSF, Kosher, Halal

Compliance Kit

Included

Included

No matter which unit you choose, you’re getting:

On-demand HOCl

Full kill power

Non-corrosive, no-rinse sanitation

Built-in audit protection

Integration with foggers, sprayers, misters, or dip tanks

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PROVEN IN THE FIELD
Trusted Across the Chain

HOCl isn’t theory. It’s live in USDA zones, seafood plants, RTE lines, and export facilities—delivering microbial kill power with audit-proof reliability. Below are real results from operations just like yours:

Florida Smoked Fish Co.

Title

The Problem:

  • Recurring Listeria positives
  • Bleach corrosion on aging stainless
  • Audit flags for residue + rinse compliance

The Shift:

  • Installed Eco 300
  • HOCl fogging across chill rooms + processing line

The Outcome:

Listeria eliminated in <30 days

$9,600 saved per quarter in chemical + labor

0 corrosion-related maintenance

Passed FDA inspections with zero remarks

4+ years without recall

St. James Smokehouse

Title

The Problem:

  • Bleach delays and PPE rework fatigue
  • Residue on seafood slicing stations
  • Sanitizer waste during fogging

The Shift:

  • Switched to HOCl with Eco 300
  • Targeted surface + belt fogging

The Outcome:

Sanitation cycle cut by 42%

No corrosion since deployment

SQF audit passed with zero CAPAs

Staff call it: “the safest workflow we’ve ever used”

Top 5 U.S. Poultry Processor

Title

The Problem:

  • Rising rinse water bills
  • Chemical handling delays
  • FSIS residue violations flagged

The Shift:

  • Installed Eco 1200
  • Replaced quats + chlorine dioxide in 3 zones

The Outcome:

$8,900/month saved on rinse + chemical supply

PPE use dropped by 80%

FSIS audit score rose to 98%+

Cut shift prep time by 1 hour/day

HOCl isn’t a “greener” alternative. It’s a cleaner, faster, stronger one. Built for food safety. Backed by data.

Deployed by facilities who got tired of toxic workarounds.

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CERTIFIED TO DISINFECT
Engineered to Pass Every Audit

Most sanitizers require rinse cycles, warning signs, PPE stations, and chemical inventory tracking. HOCl doesn’t. It’s so safe, so effective, and so documented that it’s approved across every major regulatory body you answer to.

Cert

What It Means

Notes

FDA 21 CFR Compliant

Approved for food-contact surfaces and produce sanitation

Valid for RTE, seafood, and primary zones

USDA Organic Listed

HOCl approved for use in certified organic facilities

Listed for produce wash and contact sanitation

EPA Registered – List N + K

Proven effective against Norovirus, Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria, COVID-19

Federally recognized disinfectant

NSF D2 Certified

No-rinse sanitizer for direct food contact surfaces

No PPE, no post-wash, no residue

Kosher + Halal Compatible

Accepted for religious dietary sanitation standards

Suitable for multi-line, international plants

SDS, Kill Charts, SOPs Included

Full audit-ready documentation

Provided with every EcoloxTech system install

HOCl isn’t a loophole. It’s the most compliant disinfectant available today.

No GHS hazard warnings

No reentry restrictions

No chemical drift

No audit risk

ust pure, validated sanitation—ready to document, validate, and deploy.

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Choose Your Generator, Scale Your Protection

HOCl generators built for 24/7 industrial use:

2–4 gallons/hour production

Sanitizes conveyor belts, equipment, drains, packaging, air spaces

Integrates with automated misting, CIP, or fogging systems

Save 20–60% vs. chemical sanitizers in monthly ops costs

E1200 – Large-scale facilities & central systems

E300 – Room-level control, low-footprint installation

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