The present invention relates to compositions including peroxyacetic acid and peroxyoctanoic acid and methods for reducing microbial contamination on poultry. The methods include the step of applying a mixed peroxycarboxylic acid composition to poultry.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/357,666, filed on Feb. 3, 2003, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 09/738,806, filed on Dec. 15, 2000 which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,514,556 dated Feb. 4, 2003, which applications we incorporated herein by reference.