By Pam Young, Healthy Trailer, LLC The transportation machinery that moves the world’s food is delicate and intricate. Continuous monitoring of critical logistic events is the key to meeting consumers’ demands for safe fresh and frozen foods. These demands layer the transportation process with challenges that stem from old “best practices,” various refrigeration devices and … [Read more...] about How UV-C Makes Food Trailers Healthy
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Focus on Food and Beverage Safety: U-Visibility into Sustain-Ability
Danny Bayliss, New Technology Research Manager, Campden BRI Peter Gordon, VP of sales and marketing, Senko Advanced Components July 2022 witnessed spiking energy costs and soaring food prices throughout Europe and North America due to global warming-induced broiling temperatures and global inflation-induced record prices. These factors now are combined as a novel term to … [Read more...] about Focus on Food and Beverage Safety: U-Visibility into Sustain-Ability
Q&A: Utilization of Germicidal UVC in Food Processing
IUVA Food and Beverage Safety Working Group Peter E. Gordon VP of sales and marketing, Cudoform Inc. Instead of publishing our typical single-topic, short article, the Food and Beverage working group is offering the questions and answers session from our recent November 2, 2021, webinar, “Advancing the Utilization of Germicidal UVC in Food Processing.” The moderator of the … [Read more...] about Q&A: Utilization of Germicidal UVC in Food Processing
UV LED Solutions to Prevent Pathogen Transmission in Food Service
Tatiana Koutchma, Ph.D., research scientist, Agriculture and AgriFood Canada Victor Vincentz, CEO, Concept Light, Groupe Vincentz, France – Departement UV LED As consumers, we assume we will not become sick when dining out with our family and friends at a restaurant. However, according to the CDC, retail foodservice establishments are the most commonly reported locations … [Read more...] about UV LED Solutions to Prevent Pathogen Transmission in Food Service
UV-C Tunnels Transporting Food within Processing Plants
IUVA Food and Beverage Safety Working Group Dr. Danny Bayliss, Ph.D. New Technology Lead, Campden BRI Peter E. Gordon VP of sales and marketing, Cudoform Inc. Food manufacturers have their factories set up into different hygiene zones to help them protect the food products being produced from cross-contamination. Sometimes, protection mechanisms break down, barriers are … [Read more...] about UV-C Tunnels Transporting Food within Processing Plants
Lighting Up the Meat Sector for Enhanced Safety and Extended Shelf Life
IUVA Food and Beverage Safety Working Group Peter E. Gordon VP of sales and marketing, Cudoform Inc. Keith Warriner professor of food microbiology, University of Guelph Mahdiyeh Hasani post-doctoral research fellow, University of Guelph Global meat consumption increased 40% in 2020 compared to 2019. This is a staggering statistic, a rare area of economic expansion during … [Read more...] about Lighting Up the Meat Sector for Enhanced Safety and Extended Shelf Life
UV Technologies in the Post-SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic World
Dr. Keith Warriner, CPHAZ, Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Ontario The word crisis comes from the Greek “to separate, to sift, to decide.” As crises goes, one could put the COVID-19 pandemic in the Top 10 – number one for the retail and restaurant industry. Both sectors were hit hard by the pandemic and had to quickly adapt to the “new normal” to work within … [Read more...] about UV Technologies in the Post-SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic World
Are Food Contact Surfaces Seeing the Light?
IUVA Food and Beverage Safety Working Group Dr. Danny Bayliss, new technology lead, Campden BRI Dr. Tatiana Koutchma, Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, Guelph, Ontario Peter E. Gordon, manager, LiTeProducts LLC Food contact surfaces comprise all materials that food products may interact with during the production, processing and packaging of end products. These surfaces are … [Read more...] about Are Food Contact Surfaces Seeing the Light?
Opportunities for Application of UV-B and UV-C Devices in Cannabis Grow Facilities
Timothy Leach, partner, TechnIEQ, LLC There are several potential opportunities for manufacturers of UV LED devices specifically targeting improved crop yield, product quality and product safety within the cannabis industry. To better identify these potential applications, one needs to understand what negatively impacts agricultural crops in general and cannabis crops … [Read more...] about Opportunities for Application of UV-B and UV-C Devices in Cannabis Grow Facilities
UV Technology Lights the Way to Plant Vaccines: Boosting Plant Defenses to Extend Shelf Life of Fruits and Vegetables
Mahdiyeh Hasani, CPHAZ, Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, OntarioDr. Tatiana Koutchma, Agriculture and AgriFood Canada, Guelph, OntarioCorresponding author Dr. Keith Warriner, CPHAZ, Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Ontario As scientists and companies rush to find a vaccination for SARS-CoV-2, there is an emerging field of modulating plant … [Read more...] about UV Technology Lights the Way to Plant Vaccines: Boosting Plant Defenses to Extend Shelf Life of Fruits and Vegetables