Application of ultraviolet C technology for surface decontamination of fresh produce

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue , 2017, Pages 9-19

  Fan, Xuetong ^a   Huang, Runze ^b   Chen, Haiqiang ^b  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose uniformity; Human pathogen; In package treatment; Inactivation mechanism; Shadowing effect; Viable but nonculturable

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DECONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; LIGHT; MICROORGANISMS; PATHOGENS; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS);

DOSE UNIFORMITY; HUMAN PATHOGENS; INACTIVATION MECHANISMS; SHADOWING EFFECTS; VIABLE BUT NON-CULTURABLE;

SPOILAGE;

EID: 85031108842     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2017.10.004     Document Type: Review

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