Cold plasma is not yet realised for the food industry but this technology
offers potential applications that could have significant benefits. The most noticeable application
is
the disinfection of surfaces in particular equipment, packaging, food contact surfaces or even food
itself.
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High pressure processing, as currently used commercially, is a non-thermal
pasteurisation process in which a food is subjected to pressures of about 150 to 700 MPa (1500 to
7000 bar) for a given period of time. Pressure generation is mechanical, through a fluid (water),
which is consequently transmitted to the product.
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Traditional thermal methods are not designed for sanitation of dry (low aw)
foods due to the increase in moisture content required and alterations in the quality of the
products. In recent years new commercial technologies have been developed for processing dry
foods.
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Power ultrasound (typically in the range of 20kHz to 100kHz) has numerous
non-preservation applications such as cutting, cleaning, emulsifying, de-gassing and foam breaking.
It is not thought to be currently in use for microbiological inactivation in food production but
there is evidence at laboratory scale demonstrating anti-microbial effects.
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Pulsed light is a surface preservation method in which a material is subjected to very short pulses (of the order of milliseconds) of broad-spectrum white light. The spectrum of light is typically between 200 and 1100 nm and includes UV, visible and infrared components. The product is typically exposed to 1-20 pulses having an energy density in the range of 0.01 – 50 J.cm–2 at the surface.
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UV light treatment is a non-thermal, non–chemical technology to inactivate microorganisms, which has been used to disinfect water/air systems and for surface decontamination (packaging/work surface) for many years. UV light is part of the electromagnetic spectrum, and lies in the range between 100 – 400 nm.
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The Campden BRI group companies listed below are both accredited in accordance with the recognised International Standard
ISO17025:2017 by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). The accreditation demonstrates technical competence for a defined scope of methods,
specific to each site, as detailed in the schedules of accreditation bearing the testing laboratory number.
The schedules may be revised from time to time and reissued by UKAS. The most recent issue of the schedules
are available from the UKAS website www.ukas.com
Campden BRI (Chipping Campden) Limited is a UKAS accredited testing laboratory No. 1079
Campden BRI (Nutfield) is a UKAS accredited testing laboratory No. 1207