PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food washing device capable of effectively reducing an odor attributable to a chlorine gas generated in washing food.SOLUTION: A food washing device (1) comprises a washing tank (10) disposed in a housing having an openable lid, and a chlorine odor-reducing mechanism (40) for reducing a chlorine odor attributable to a chlorine gas accumulating in a space (94) of the housing due to vaporization from electrolytic water in the washing tank (10) in washing food. The chlorine odor-reducing mechanism (40) includes a suction port (41) for sucking the chlorine gas in the space (94), an ejection port (42) for ejecting the chlorine gas sucked from the suction port into the washing tank (10), a suction pump (44) provided on a chlorine gas path (43) from the suction port to the ejection port, and a suction control part for controlling the drive of the suction pump (44).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4COPYRIGHT: (C)2019,JPO&INPIT【課題】食品洗浄に伴って発生する塩素ガスによる臭気を効果的に低減させること。【解決手段】食品洗浄装置(1)は、開放可能な蓋を有する筐体内に配置された洗浄タンク(10)と、食品の洗浄に伴い洗浄タンク(10)内の電解水から揮発することによって、筐体内の空間(94)に溜まる塩素ガスによる塩素臭を低減させるための塩素臭低減機構(40)とを備える。塩素臭低減機構(40)は、空間(94)内の塩素ガスを吸引する吸引口(41)と、吸引口から吸引された塩素ガスを洗浄タンク(10)内に噴出する噴出口(42)と、吸引口から噴出口に至る塩素ガス経路(43)上に設けられた吸引ポンプ(44)と、吸引ポンプ(44)の駆動を制御する吸引制御部とを含む。【選択図】図4
