IUVA Food and Beverage Safety Working Group Babak Adeli, director of research and development, Acuva Technologies Waterborne microorganisms can affect the flavor, color, odor and shelf life of soft drinks, bottled water and a wide variety of food products.1 It is critical that the process water is free from contamination by pathogens and spoilage organisms. In addition to … [Read more...] about Not If, But When: UV LED Beverage Disinfection

IUVA Food and Beverage Safety Working Group Dr. Jaromir Bilek, director, Jenton International Ltd, JenAct Ltd Vitamin D provides humans with many health benefits, such as healthy bones; making sure muscles, heart, lungs and the brain work well; and providing toxins so that bodies can fight infection. Vitamin D is naturally sourced from exposure to sunlight or from eating such … [Read more...] about Vitamin D in a Flash

IUVA Food and Beverage Safety Working Group The IUVA Food and Beverage Safety Working Group has announced the availability of the first edition of the monograph, Ultraviolet LED Technology for Food Applications from Farms to Kitchens. This edition, edited by Tatiana Koutchma, Ph.D., is intended to provide UV LED manufacturers; food design, production and safety engineers, … [Read more...] about UV LEDs for Food Applications from Farms to Kitchen

Chris Hartman founder and president, Headwater Manufacturing To set the stage, it is perhaps helpful to review some of the basic science – indeed, very basic. This article looks at the issue of UV treatment from an engineering and project management perspective, not from a microbiology or food science background. The author has had the privilege to work with some of the best … [Read more...] about The Quest for UV Treatment Validation

Molly McManus regional sales manager, AquiSense Technologies Kayla Doerzbacher applications engineer, AquiSense Technologies The first step to appreciating food safety is understanding the magnitude of the problem. Foodborne illness has a much larger reach than many people realize. Besides the obvious threat to human safety, food safety also impacts the environment and the … [Read more...] about Market Overview of UV Disinfection Technologies for Food Safety Applications

IUVA Food and Beverage Safety Working Group Contact: Tatiana Koutchma, Ph.D. Agriculture Agri-Food Canada, at Tatiana.Koutchma@agr.gc.ca Compared to water and wastewater treatments, air disinfection and surface decontamination, the application of UV light for food and beverage products is a relatively new and challenging area. Effective UV treatment for food applications … [Read more...] about Ultraviolet Light Explores New Science for Food and Beverage

Harold Wright chief technologist-UV disinfection, Carollo Engineers The Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO), published by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), provides standards and requirements for Grade A milk production and processing. The standards are recommended by the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS), whose members include state and … [Read more...] about What is Going On with the Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance?

IUVA Food and Beverage Safety Working Group Over the last two decades, one of the most popular harvested fruits in the world has been the strawberry. Farmers in the US grew 1.6 billion pounds of strawberries, valued at nearly $3.5 billion. California produces more than 91% of the entire strawberry crop due to its temperate climate, allowing a 12-month growing season and … [Read more...] about Strawberry Fields For-UV-er

Tatiana Koutchma Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light is emerging in food and beverage processing as a nonthermal, nonchemical and nonionizing organic technology that offers a less expensive, energy-saving alternative solution to heat for treatment of liquid ingredients, juice products and other beverages. Compared to another … [Read more...] about From Promising Emerging Treatment to Commercialization