Electrolyzed oxidizing water (EO water) has gained great interest as a novel nonthermal processing technology. EO water is the
product from the anodic electrolysis of a dilute saline solution and
has been used for sanitation purposes in medicine, agriculture, and
food (Buck and others 2002; Park and others 2004; Guan and Hoover
2006). The strong bactericidal, fungicidal, and virucidal activities
of EO water have been documented in previous studies (Venkitanarayanan and others 1999a, 1999b; Morita and others 2000; Al-Haq
and others 2002; Buck and others 2002; Huang and others 2006; Liu
and others 2006). Furthermore, the efficacy of EO water in reducing
or eliminating both the natural microflora and pathogenic microorganisms on fresh vegetables and sprouts was extensively studied
(Izumi 1999; Koseki and others 2001, 2002, 2004; Kim and others
2003; Sharma and others 2004; Lin and others 2005). Nevertheless,
bactericidal activity of EO water against foodborne pathogensE. coli
O157:H7 andL. monocytogeneson acidic fresh fruit such as strawberries has not been reported