Processing Aid Shows Promise at Pummeling Persistent Pathogens
PURE Bioscience, Inc., creator of a patented silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) antimicrobial, on Jan. 28 announced progress in its development of a SDC-based antimicrobial for direct food contact. The company is testing formulations to be used as a rinse or processing aid on produce, poultry, and meats.
PURE initiated this project in December 2013, and is working with James Marsden, a noted food safety scientist and expert at Kansas State University, on the testing and preparation of the submissions for authorization to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). A company press release stated that PURE expects to make the submissions early in the second quarter of 2014, and estimates that the authorization process could take up to six months.