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“How do we clean and prepare the produce in an efficient and quick way to avoid rotting and waste?”
Community Servings asked:
Veggie Washer Community Servings asked: How do we clean and prepare - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Veggie Washer Community Servings asked: How do we clean and prepare - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
green b Veggie Washer Community Servings asked: How do we clean and prepare the produce in an efficient and quick way to avoid rotting and waste? Available Products Conveyor Belt Hand-pump Available Products Ozone Spray Washing
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Conveyor ¡Belt ¡ Hand-pump
Available Products
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Ozone Spray Washing Machine
Available Products
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Proposed Solution
- Pressurized Water Spray
- Compressed Air and Vibration
- UV Lights
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Air Purification Surface Disinfection Water Treatment
E X I S T I N G
Food Preparation
UV Benchmarking
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- E. coli:
7,000 mW*s/cm2 Baker’s yeast: 8,800 mW*s/cm2
UV Technical Data
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“Wash fruits and vegetables under running water just before eating, cutting, or cooking.”
- FDA, Safe Handling of Raw Produce at Home
“Rinse fresh fruits and vegetables under running tap water…”
- Partnership for Food Safety Education
“Most researchers advise not to use soap, liquid detergent, or a chlorine bleach solution to wash produce because none has been approved for human consumption and all could be absorbed into the fruit or vegetable, especially if it has a nick or blemish.”
- Pittsburgh PostGazette, Soak, scrub or spray?
The Rules
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Experimentation
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Experimentation
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Experimentation
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Spray Pattern: Soaker Valve: Fully Open Time: 10.2 seconds
Results
More Dirt ----------------------------------------- Less Dirt
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Spray Pattern: Mist Valve: Fully Open Time: 10.5 seconds 20.2 seconds
Results
More Dirt ----------------------------------------- Less Dirt
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Spray Pattern: Shower Valve: Half Open Time: 10 seconds
Results
More Dirt ----------------------------------------- Less Dirt
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Conclusions
- Less Water
- Spray Pattern
- UV for E. Coli
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