According to the CDC, More than 15% of the 48 million estimated incidents of food borne illnesses in the US annually are linked to poultry, with Salmonella being the leading culprit. Albemarle’s bromine-based chemical products are proven pathogen reduction treatments that can be used on carcasses, parts, trim and organs as well as in ice-making systems for general use in poultry processing. These products can be used in a variety of applications including chill tanks, post-chill dip tanks, air chillers, inside outside bird washers (IOBW), and scalders, as well as on-line and off-line reprocessing of contaminated carcasses.

AviBrom (1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin or DBDMH) is a solid which hydrolyzes in water to form hypobromous acid. This antimicrobial solution is a broad-spectrum, post-harvest intervention that reduces Salmonella, E. coli and Campylobactor at multiple application points in poultry-processing plants

SWG Biocide is a stabilized bromine-based liquid used to disinfect Gram-negative organisms in tanks, pumps or medicators used to deliver the product, piping and tubing associated with water lines in animal, livestock and poultry housing facilities. It is only used when animals are not present.

In an effort to enhance food safety, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has recently declared several non O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) to be adulterants in beef, in addition to E. coli O157:H7. These new regulations, and the high cross-contamination probability for ground meats, make it critical for processors to employ interventions at multiple steps throughout the post-harvest process. Albemarle’s unique bromine based chemistries have been proven effective as antimicrobials on carcasses, hides, heads, trim, parts and organs as well as in ice making systems for general use in the processing of beef, goat, sheep and pig.

BoviBrom (1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin or DBDMH) is a solid which hydrolyzes in water to form hypobromous acid. This solution is a post-harvest antimicrobial intervention that reduces E. coli and Salmonella levels on the hides, carcasses, heads and organs in the processing of cattle, goat, pig and sheep.

This state-of-the-art facility is dedicated to serving the innovation and technical support need for our premium line of bromine-based antimicrobials. Originally founded in 2011, the laboratory is a partnership between Albemarle Corporation and Southern Microbiological Services, LLC in Baton Rouge at the Louisiana Business & Technology Center. Equipped with cutting-edge research instruments, the laboratory offers a platform for conducting both fundamental and applied research against a full spectrum of food and water-borne pathogens includingSalmonella, Campylobacter, Listeria, E. coli, Pseudomonas and Legionella. Our cross-disciplinary team of scientists specializing in the fields of biochemistry, bacterial genetics, biofilms and food science take pride in their ability to design and execute application-specific tests and provide timely responses to customer needs.