Reduction of foodborne illnesses and deaths by improving the safety of poultry products is one of the priority areas in the United States, and developing and implementing effective food processing technologies can be very effective to accomplish that goal. Irradiation is an effective processing technology for eliminating pathogens in poultry meat. Addition of antimicrobial agents during process...

Food irradiation is a safe and effective method for inactivation of pathogenic bacteria, including Escherichia coli O157:H7, in meat, leafy greens, and complex ready-to-eat foods without affecting food product quality. Determining the radiation dose needed to inactivate E. coli O157:H7 in foods and the validation of new irradiation technologies are often performed through inoculation of model s...

The use of ultraviolet light (UV) light is well established for water treatment, air disinfection and surface decontamination. With the growing negative public reaction over chemicals added to foods, UV light holds considerable promise in food processing. As a physical preservation method, UV irradiation has a positive consumer image. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Department ...

A nova eruption irradiates and heats the donor star in a cataclysmic variable to high temperatures $T_{\rm irr}$, causing its outer layers expand overflow Roche lobe. We calculate donor's heating expansion both analytically numerically, under assumption of spherical symmetry, find that irradiation drives enhanced mass transfer from at rate $\dot{m}\propto T_{\rm irr}^{5/3}$, which reaches $\dot...