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Research Project: Validation and Commercialization of Innovative Processing Technologies

Location: Characterization and Interventions for Foodborne Pathogens

Title: Cold plasma technology

Author
item Niemira, Brendan

Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Trade Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/10/2024
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Cold plasma is a flexible, innovative, nonthermal food processing technology. It has been shown to be an effective sanitizing process on a range of food commodities against pathogenic bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. The field of cold plasma processing is evolving rapidly worldwide, with applications and technical advances being made in a number of different areas. Information will be presented on sanitation in food contact areas, pathogens that cold plasma inactivates, validation of cold plasma as an antimicrobial process, sustainabilty of the technology, and future applications. This article will briefly discuss the evolution of cold plasma as a nonthermal food safety intervention, providing context for the research and development from laboratory prototypes to commercialization-scale equipment.