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Hypochlorous acid opens new ways to rethink hygiene and water treatment — simpler, faster, more efficient and more sustainable processes, each designed around its application.
Three sectors, new opportunities
LivestockFarmsWater and biosecurityHygiene for facilities, water networks and drinking points.
MeatSlaughterhousesFacility hygieneCleaning and disinfection of work areas and meat-processing equipment.
Food industryProduction plantsIndustrial hygiene controlBuilt into hygiene programmes for surfaces, equipment and production lines.Innovation doesn't replace cleaning. Hypochlorous acid is not a substitute for good cleaning — it improves the process without abandoning the fundamentals of effective hygiene.
Farms · Water and biosecurity
Do we treat livestock water the way we treat our own?
On a farm, water travels through tanks, pipes and drinkers. Its quality has to hold across the whole network, right up to the point where the animal drinks. Supply and consumption patterns differ from ours, so the treatment has to be validated for each farm.
Water is part of biosecurity
People drink in episodes. Animals have water available all the time through a network of drinkers.
Reference criteria for human drinking water don't on their own define the optimal dose on a farm.
Set objectives and adjust the treatment within validated ranges and authorised uses.
The objective
Greater microbiological control, without compromising water intake or animal welfare.
The microbial load and characteristics of the water.
Real values in tanks and at drinking points.
The state of pipes, tanks and drinkers.
How the animals respond to the protocol.
Record measurements and adjust by results.
Laboratory tests do not by themselves demonstrate safety, efficacy or authorisation for dosing drinking water.
Biosecurity · Biofilm
When did we last think of the pipe as part of water hygiene?
Biofilm can turn a distribution network into a reservoir of contamination. Treating the water without controlling the biofilm only solves part of the problem — a pipe that looks clean can hide microbial communities stuck to its walls.
HClO reaches the layer attached to the pipe walls.
It can reach microorganisms protected by the surface matrix.
It oxidises essential components of the microbial cells.
The protocol and the flow help detach and remove the material.
Tanks, pipes, valves and drinkers — find the critical points.
pH, free chlorine and conditions of use at the relevant points.
Microbiological monitoring and maintenance confirm the results.
Conceptual diagram. The microbiological reports provided do not in themselves constitute a test of biofilm removal in pipes.
Slaughterhouses · Carcass washing
Direct application of HClO on the carcass — no rinse afterwards.
Applying hypochlorous acid directly to the carcass intervenes at the very start of the process: less contamination from the point of entry, fewer chances of cross-contamination, and better hygiene across the whole operation.
HClO is applied directly to the carcass as an antimicrobial step, with no rinse needed.
Applied as carcasses enter, for lower initial contamination.
Improved hygiene throughout the operation.
Production plants · Surface disinfection
Can hygiene be simplified without losing efficacy? What if innovation meant combining steps instead of adding them?
Less water. Less time. Less effluent. The same hygiene target.
Production plants · Environmental disinfection
The product matters — but the application technology decides how, where and how effectively it acts.
High antimicrobial efficacy.
Short contact time, 30–60 min.
Non-toxic, with no waiting time after application.
No need to remove equipment from the room.
Each application must follow authorised uses, test conditions and the sector's hygiene and health requirements.