A number of recent outbreaks related to pathogens in low‐moisture foods have created
urgency for studies to understand the possible causes and identify potential treatments to …

Foodborne outbreaks and recalls of pathogen-contaminated low-moisture foods (LMFs,
foods with water activity at 25° C< 0.85) have led to numerous scientific studies on bacterial …

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Radio-frequency (RF) heating, as a thermal-processing technology, has been extending its
applications in the food industry. Although RF has shown some unique advantages over …

Large, renowned outbreaks associated with low-moisture foods (LMFs) bring to light some of
the potential, inherent risks that accompany foods with long shelf lives if pathogen …

Tree nuts are important economic crops and are consumed as healthy snacks worldwide. In
recent years, the increasing needs for more efficient and effective postharvest processing …

This study developed a microbial validation method for radio frequency (RF) pasteurization
of low-moisture food powders. Wheat flour with water activity of 0.45±0.02 was used as a …

Water activity (aw) is a major factor affecting pathogen heat resistance in low-moisture foods.
However, there is a lack of data for aw at elevated temperatures that occur during actual …

Salmonella in low-moisture foods has enhanced thermal tolerance and is difficult to control.
The objective of this research was to study relationship between thermal tolerance of …

Salmonella outbreaks related to consumption of raw almonds have forced nut industry to
seek effective pasteurization processes. Radio frequency (RF) treatment is a potential …