To help better facilitate targeted and flexible IUVA member activities, the IUVA Board of Directors has developed a task force model, in lieu of the traditional committee structure. With IUVA’s broad membership of stakeholders, including manufacturers, consulting engineers, academics, regulators and end users, this new structure will help enable the best possible deliverables … [Read more...] about IUVA Board Adopts Task Force Structure
2019 Quarter 1
Thwarting the Next Fresh Produce Outbreak with Germicidal UV Light
IUVA Food and Beverage Safety Working Group Contaminated, freshly picked produce has remained the leading cause of foodborne illness outbreaks in North America for the last five years. The FDA’s analysis of the most recent romaine lettuce contamination, tracing 62 illnesses in late 2018 back to a pathogenic E. coli strain found in reservoir sediment on a farm in central … [Read more...] about Thwarting the Next Fresh Produce Outbreak with Germicidal UV Light
Planning for a Healthy Future: Healthcare and UV Disinfection
IUVA Healthcare/UV Working Group Thanks to the success of the first healthcare/UV workshop, another, larger workshop is being planned with more extensive coverage of certain topics – industry, academics, healthcare, federal regulations. Possible areas of focus include identifying systematic barriers to UV-C technology implementation and discussing the latest evidence for UV-C … [Read more...] about Planning for a Healthy Future: Healthcare and UV Disinfection