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Campylobacter

Campylobacter Intervention

Freshline® SafeChill™ system for poultry – enhanced product quality through additional food safety

Campylobacteriosis is the most frequently reported foodborne illness in the EU. This illness is often caused by the presence of campylobacter bacteria on the surface of the chicken. A common solution to this is to use a heat treatment such as secondary scalding. However, heat treatments aren’t flexible in terms of operations and can damage the chicken’s skin or cause colour changes.

Our experts have worked with poultry processors to develop the Freshline® SafeChill™ System. This unique intervention uses super-chilled air to effectively and safely reduce the campylobacter presence on contaminated broiler carcasses.

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Freshline® SafeChill™ system

Discover how our campylobacter intervention works in this short video.

Benefits

Compliance

 Reduces the campylobacter counts to acceptable levels. Can be used alone or to complement another intervention already in place

Customisability

Modular system allowing you to meet current and future production line speeds, continuously operating up to three shifts a day

Operator Safety

Safe in terms of operations (indirect chilling ensures that the nitrogen stays within the leak tested system)

Product Quality

The physical and organoleptic properties of the chicken remain unchanged

Improved energy efficiency

The excess cold air from the SafeChill™ system can be utilised in the chiller; this can optimise your chilling process

Ask the Expert

Karen Callingham, Food Cryogenics Expert

Karen Callingham

Food Cryogenics Technical Expert, UK

“Do I need to say that chicken, treated with the Freshline® SafeChill™ System, was previously frozen?”
No. During the SafeChill™ process, the meat does not go below –2°C (we have run tests measuring temperatures to verify this).

Find out more about the Freshline® SafeChill™ System.

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Gases and Supply Options

Air Products gases, typically provided in gaseous and liquid form, enable customers in a wide range of industries to improve their environmental performance, product quality, and productivity.

Nitrogen

Useful as a gas, for its inert properties, and as a liquid for cooling and freezing. Virtually any industry can benefit from its unique properties to improve yields, optimize performance and make operations safer.

Bulk Supply

Delivered by truck and stored on your site either as a liquid in cryogenic tanks or as a gas in high-pressure tubes based on your volume, desired pressure, purity level, flow rate, and operating pattern.