Ozone Processing of Foods and Beverages

Ozone has a long history of use as a disinfectant in food and beverage processing. In the United States, the application of ozone to disinfect bottled water was approved as Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) in 1982. Later it was approved as a sanitizing agent for bottled water treatment lines. Ozone processing of foods has been allowed in Australia, France, Japan, and other countries for some time. Yet application of ozone for direct contact on foods was not approved as GRAS by the U.S. Food a…