Evaluation of Gaseous Chlorine Dioxide as a Sanitizer for Killing Salmonella, Escherichia coli, O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, and Yeasts and Molds on Fresh and Fresh-Cut Produce
"Treatment with ClO2 at 4.1 mg/liter significantly (a = 50.05) reduced the population of foodborne pathogens on all produce."
Antimicrobial Activity of Controlled-Release Chlorine Dioxide Gas on Fresh Blueberries† | Journal of Food Protection | Allen Press
"ClO2 treated fruit had inhibitedenzyme activity, such as polyphenol oxidase and peroxi-dase, that attributed to a significant role in the softening process(38), or inhibited respiration rate and ethylene biosynthesis, which reduced postharvest decay" "It was suggested thatClO2could reduce fruit metabolism, in addition to inhibiting weight loss and maintaining firmness" "Because ClO2inhibited cellwall protein synthesis, it could possibly reduce fruitsoftening as a result"