Patent ID: 7588488

Claim:
A system for processing poultry comprising: a de-feathering station; an evisceration station; a cropping station; an inside/outside bird washing station; a chiller; a first electrolyzed water; a second electrolyzed water; and a plurality of application points for applying the first and second electrolyzed water; wherein the first electrolyzed water comprises an alkaline water stream having a pH between approximately 9.5 and 12.2, an oxidation reduction potential between approximately −350 mV and −950 mV and a NaOH concentration of between approximately 8 and 200 ppm; and wherein the second electrolyzed water is selected from a first acidic electrolyzed water comprising a pH between approximately 1.8 and 3.5, an oxidation reduction potential of between approximately +1050 mV and +1400 mV and a HOCl concentration of between approximately 8 and 200 ppm and a second acidic electrolyzed water comprising a pH between approximately 3.6 and 7.0, an oxidation reduction potential of between approximately +850 mV and +1050 mV and a HOCl concentration of between approximately 8 and 80 ppm.