by dharm_anki | Jul 12, 2019 | Blog
Commercial food production incorporates high standards and quality checks to make food free from pathogens. However relying on production techniques alone doesn’t guarantee 100 percent safety at all times. Washing treatments applied post harvest help in reducing the...
by dharm_anki | Jul 12, 2019 | Blog
Food irradiation means improving the shelf life and safety of food products by passing the packaged food items through gamma rays, X-rays or electron beams. This process helps in eliminating the microorganisms like bacteria and mould within the packaged food product...
by dharm_anki | Jul 11, 2019 | Blog
When talking about food irradiation, there are multiple thoughts that come to mind. It could be making foods radioactive, reducing the nutritional value of the food products and so on. While these are thoughts that arise by face value, the real meaning behind food...
by dharm_anki | Jul 11, 2019 | Blog
Gamma Spice Irradiation is the method of exposing spice items from the Cobalt-60 source to radiation. This ionizing radiation method successfully destroys dangerous contaminants in the food items like viruses, bacteria, insects, and fungi. This method is not new, but...
by dharm_anki | Jul 11, 2019 | Blog
Food safety has increasingly become a critical issue these days. Pathogens and insects not only decrease the shelf life of food but also decrease the nutritional value, quality and safety of the food item. Food irradiation is a technology that changes both the facts....
by dharm_anki | Jul 11, 2019 | Blog
The process of Radiation can be defined as an emission of energy in the shape of electromagnetic waves. It happens to be in the form of subatomic particles that have a high ratio of energy and lead to a process known as ionization. On the other hand, the process...
by dharm_anki | Jul 11, 2019 | Blog
The requirement of preserving food has never become more relevant than now. The gap between demand and supply of fresh food has always been seen as a challenge. The reason for this gap is, of course, the seasonal production and the long distance to be covered for the...
