ing Produce To Cleanliness
Bassam Annous, microbiologist, works on the com
puter that controls the pilot plant containment cham
ber and other fruit sanitizing equipment.
outbreak information, thus
putting the issue in the spot
light.
“There is nothing unique
or secret about researching
better methods of sanitizing
fruits and vegetables,” said
Sapers. In fact the informa
tion is public and results of
studies have been presented
at meetings and conventions.
Other laboratories in the
U.S., along with state univer
sities, are also working on the
challenge. However what is
unique at ERRC is the spe
cially designed pilot plant.
This plant allows the re
search team “the ability to
work with precisely con
trolled flow rates and expo
sure times, temperatures, and
other treatment conditions.
Most of the things that we do
in the lab in beakers and
flasks has to be tested on a
large scale,” said Sapers, “
and this can be dangerous
when working with patho
genic bacteria.”
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Gerald Sapers stands at the end of the pilot plant
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