The present invention relates to methods for reducing microbial contamination on carcass, meat, or meat product; or on surfaces used in processing the carcass, meat, or meat product; employing compositions including medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid, and to the compositions. The methods include applying a medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid composition to carcass, meat, meat product or surface.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application claims priority as a continuation in part to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/754,436, filed Jan. 9, 2004, (U.S. Publication No. 2005-0153031), the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
