Chicken Being Treated with Antimicrobial Tissue Treatment Solution

Antimicrobial Treatment for Protein Processing

Ecolab helps you produce meat, poultry and seafood products with the highest food safety standards all while improving productivity and reducing costs. 

Our comprehensive antimicrobial treatment program takes a holistic approach by offering proven chemistry, industry expertise, advanced equipment and digital insights. 

When you choose Ecolab for protein antimicrobial solutions, you get a partnership of service + science that protects your brand and delivers results.

Inside of a meat processing plant.

Maximize Efficiency and Food Safety: Inspexx™ 250 PLUS

Inspexx™ 250 PLUS is Ecolab's latest antimicrobial agent for the treatment of meat, poultry and seafood surfaces. It helps you handle your toughest antimicrobial challengessuch as E. Coli, Salmonella and Campylobacter.

As part of our comprehensive antimicrobial tissue treatment program, Inspexx™ 250 PLUS builds on Inspexx™ 250 and helps you optimize food safety and quality while improving productivity and promoting employee safety.

Meat processing line.

Ecolab PAA Sanitizer Study

Peracetic Acid and Hydrogen Peroxide Post-dip Decay Kinetics on Red Meat and Poultry

Peracetic acid (PAA) is a widely used antimicrobial in the food and protein industries, and Ecolab led the charge to study post-application decay of PAA. The findings were published in "Food Protection Trends."

The research shows that Inspexx™ can be used as a processing aid in meat and poultry operations at up to 2,000 ppm with no long-term residues. PAA and hydrogen peroxide rapidly decays below the limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantitation (LOQ) levels within 30 minutes of immersion exposure. Ultimately, PAA and peroxide residuals on finished meat products have no functional effect and would be negligible at time of retail sale or consumption.

Ecolab Scientist Working with Inspexx 250 and Other Antimicrobial Concentrations

Antimicrobial Treatment Expertise and Support

Ecolab's antimicrobial treatment program is backed by extensive support. We offer in-person service at your plant from our protein experts, and you get the benefit of our robust R&D team and our engineering, training, regulatory and safety experts.


Customer Success Stories

animal health

Fresh and Further Processed Red Meat: SANOVA™

The SANOVA™ Antimicrobial System helps case-ready ground beef products resulting in a 4-log or 99.99% reduction in Listeria, Salmonella and E. coli.


Chicken being processed in food facility.

Ready-to-Eat Products: Octa-Gone™

Octa-Gone™ plant management partnered with Ecolab to develop and implement an antimicrobial and sanitation plan that would address all aspects of the current situation, from sanitary design issues to general plant sanitation, to help eliminate Listeria monocytogenes from the plant.