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Today I rewashed and packed the 19 butchered chickens from our last batch of meat birds.
For those that limit or do not use chlorine bleach at all, how do you disinfect?
I have Ecocover's non-chlorine bleach for the laundry, I am trying to cut our chlorine usage, will that work in the same way in the kitchen?
When I finish packing the meat, I almost crave the " antiseptic" smell of bleach but I want to be environmentally friendly.
Believe it or not, after packing the meat, we still had chicken for dinner tonight. 
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Well, I've been trying to limit my harsh cleansers, but I still use bleach in situations like this.  I'm not very hard-core yet...
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I've read that GSE (grapefruit seed extract) is a very good disinfectant.. and you can take it internally so it would be VERY safe to use.. the only link I think I have to it at the moment is one that sells a product.. so take that for what it's worth.. but I didn't see anything there that I haven't heard from other sources.
http://www.nutriteam.com/gse.htm
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We just use plain ol' soapy water. I wash once with a soapy rag, then wash again with a clean soapy rag. We've never had a problem.
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tea tree oil is supposed to be a good disinfectant. it also has a very pungent odor, so maybe it will trick your olfactory part of the brain into thinking its bleach.  but i do use a tad of non chlorine bleach after chicken, and wash immediately after with dish soap and scalding hot water.
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The lady that I buy colloidal silver from says she uses it for this as well! Maybe that might another option...
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In Organic Housekeeping, the author says that a spray with vinegar followed by a spray with hydrogen peroxide kills more germs than bleach alone (I think).
Found a link. Hope that's helpful. Disinfecting
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Thanks for the link, CrunchyMom. Very interesting!
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