Viskase corporation nojax® al&trade is an antibacterial casing capable of transferring a lethality intervention to the surface of hot dogs and processed readytoeat meat and poultry. The nojax® casings provide a treatment that is effective protection against inadvertent listeria contamination during subsequent peeling, collating and packaging processes of hotdogs and sausages. This innovative technology provides the industry with a new and important intervention strategy in its effort to control the risks of pathogen contamination in readytoeat meats.