Factors influencing the antimicrobial efficacy of dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) atmospheric cold plasma (ACP) in food processing applications

E Feizollahi, NN Misra, MS Roopesh - Critical Reviews in Food …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Atmospheric cold plasma (ACP) is an emerging technology in the food industry with a huge
antimicrobial potential to improve safety and extend the shelf life of food products. Dielectric …

Recent advances in non-thermal decontamination technologies for microorganisms and mycotoxins in low-moisture foods

LZ Deng, Y Tao, AS Mujumdar, Z Pan, C Chen… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Low-moisture foods (LMFs) are generally considered “lower risk” in
terms of food safety, however, the frequent foodborne illnesses involved in the consumption …

Effect of thermal and non-thermal techniques for microbial safety in food powder: Recent advances

EJ Rifna, SK Singh, S Chakraborty… - Food Research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Food powders are appreciated worldwide, as it enables food to be preserved for an
extended period without significant loss of quality, even under the ambient storage …

Non-thermal plasma treatment of ESKAPE pathogens: a review

V Scholtz, E Vaňková, P Kašparová… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The acronym ESKAPE refers to a group of bacteria consisting of Enterococcus faecium,
Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas …

Microbial inactivation and quality of grapes treated by plasma-activated water combined with mild heat

Q Xiang, R Zhang, L Fan, Y Ma, D Wu, K Li, Y Bai - Lwt, 2020 - Elsevier
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is often associated with spoilage of fresh fruits and vegetables.
This study aimed to evaluate the synergistic effect of plasma-activated water (PAW) and mild …

Recent advances in food processing by radio frequency heating techniques: A review of equipment aspects

J Gao, M Wu, S Du, H Zhang, S Wang, B Ling - Journal of Food Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Radio frequency (RF) treatment, as an emerging thermal technology, has been studied for
various purposes in food processing. In addition to optimal design of the RF processing …

Inactivation of Salmonella enterica and Enterococcus faecium NRRL B-2354 in cumin seeds by radiofrequency heating

L Chen, X Wei, S Irmak, BD Chaves, J Subbiah - Food Control, 2019 - Elsevier
Radiofrequency (RF) heating was evaluated as a novel spice decontamination technology
of cumin seeds. A plastic pouch with 20 g inoculated cumin seeds was placed at the top …

A comprehensive review on recent developments of radio frequency treatment for pasteurizing agricultural products

L Zhang, R Lan, B Zhang, F Erdogdu… - Critical Reviews in Food …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Recent pathogen incidents have forced food industry to seek for alternative processes in
postharvest pasteurization of agricultural commodities. Radio frequency (RF) heating has …

Thermal decontamination technologies for microorganisms and mycotoxins in low-moisture foods

LZ Deng, PP Sutar, AS Mujumdar, Y Tao… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The contamination risks of microorganisms and mycotoxins in low-moisture foods have
heightened public concern. Developing novel decontamination technologies to improve the …

Microbial decontamination of red pepper powder using pulsed light plasma

HS Lee, HH Park, SC Min - Journal of Food Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Pulsed light plasma (PLP) treatment, a simultaneous treatment with cold plasma (CP) and
intense pulsed light (IPL), was studied for its effects on the inactivation of indigenous …