Netherlands-based Micreos has received generally recognized as safe (GRAS) food processing aid against Salmonella status for its SALMONELEX from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
SALMONELEX comprises natural phages against Salmonella. It can be sprayed topically or added to chill tank water.
Micreos business development manager Dirk de Meester said, "Research has shown that SALMONELEX does not dissipate in the presence of protein.
"Thus, the product enables processors to reduce the use of chemicals and reach Salmonella in places where antimicrobial chemicals are ineffective, for example in follicles which close when exposed to cold water in a chiller."
The company expects the industrial scale projects with the US poultry processors to commence in January 2014.
In addition, it anticipates that the product will soon be listed by the Organic Material Review Institute (OMRI) for use in organic foods.