Is Perdue Chicken Washed in Chlorine?
Is Perdue chicken washed in chlorine? No, according to Perdue Farms’ processing FAQ: it says chlorine is only used to clean or sanitize equipment or tooling.
The company describes a cold-water bath to cool processed chicken for food safety. It also says USDA-approved organic solutions may adjust the water’s pH to reduce bacteria, but does not name them. Its description separates equipment sanitation from treatment of the chicken. It does not establish that no antimicrobial is used or provide a chlorine-free guarantee for every package. The answer rests on the company’s disclosure, not a factory inspection or a residue test.
A cold-water bath does not identify a wash agent. This page does not establish health outcomes or the treatment of every package.
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Do you chlorinate your chickens?
Perdue’s FAQ describes chlorine as equipment or tooling sanitation. It does not identify its other processing solutions.
Does Perdue name its food-contact antimicrobial?
The reviewed FAQ does not name the organic solutions used to adjust processing water’s pH.