date:Feb 25, 2014
Researchers from the University of Western Australia (UWA) are developing quality control systems for unprocessed and processed food items using infrared technology.
Funded by an Australian Research Council grant, the project is aimed at developing rapid and non-destructive ways that provide substantial benefits to the industry.
The approach is similar to infra-red thermometers used to detect fever in humans or animals.
UWA Institute of Agriculture and School of Animal Biology associate profe