Improved Sanitizer for Grade a Shell Eggs

Award Information

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services

Branch: N/A

Contract: 1 R43 AI38730-01,

Agency Tracking Number: 29147

Amount: $100,000.00

Phase: Phase I

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

Solicitation Number: N/A

Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1995

Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A

Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A

Small Business Information

Biomedical Development Corporation

737 Isom Road

San Antonio, TX 78216

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Name: Debra Krieg
Phone: () -

Business Contact

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Research Institution

N/A

Abstract

The investigator is developing Enzocide for use in the egg processing industry. The incidence of fooutbreaks associated with Salmonella has risen steadily since the mid 1970s. The monetary cost of saestimated at 4 billion dollars, annually. The primary cause of salmonellosis has been linked to theegg products containing Salmonella enteritidis. Enzocide is an effective microbicide that is non-toxhumans, is environmentally safe and can be disposed of in the waste water of any municipality. To prEnzocide for use in the egg processing industry, the investigator proposes to (1) demonstrate the baEnzocide against microorganisms associated with egg shells in the presence of hard water and an orgaoptimization of the Enzocide formula specifically for egg processing applications.

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Improved Sanitizer for Grade a Shell Eggs