CASE STUDY: Reducing Pathogens on Jalapeno Peppers and Other Produce Birko’s Chemistry and Antimicrobial Spray Conveyor Removes More Than 90% of Bacteria from Produce Surfaces Challenge Nearly half of foodborne illnesses in recent years can be attributed to fresh produce 1 . Because of these outbreaks, research has focused on best practices for preventing contamination of produce such as leafy greens, sprouts, tomatoes and melons, yet there’s little to no research on reducing pathogens during the post-harvest processing of peppers. About the Study Birko’s technical services team conducted extensive research to validate the use of antimicrobials to clean and sanitize jalapeno peppers. An antimicrobial spray conveyor was used to compare the efficacy of seven commercial ant

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