date:Sep 04, 2012
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Thetechnology immerses packaging food in pressurized hot water while heating it with microwaves at a frequency of 915MHz. This rapidly eliminates food pathogens and spoilage microorganisms and produces foods with higher quality in terms of nutrients, taste and texture than conventionally processed ready to eat products, claims MATSpack.
Eight food companies, including Nestl, General Mills, Pepsi and Del Monte, who helped fund the project, will be conducting research with the machine