Decontamination of sealed, packaged foods using cold-plasma generated ozone

该项目的目的是开发工厂生产线原型，以一种全新的方式减少出售给公众的包装食品（托盘包装，袋装或瓶装）的微生物污染。Anacail的新技术可以在密封的包装内产生臭氧，一种强大的杀菌剂，而不会破坏密封或损坏包装。这项技术对食品工业特别有价值，因为它能够通过显著减少食品表面的食品腐败微生物的数量来延长包装食品的保质期。它还具有通过减少弯曲杆菌和大肠杆菌等有害病原体来提高食品安全的能力；这对家禽尤其重要，因为英国三分之一的食物中毒是由家禽引起的，英国食品标准局制定了新的严格目标。该项目有两个具体目标：(1)开发一种新的、与工业相关的等离子头，能够以每秒约1包的生产线速度工作；(2)开发一种用于处理刚性容器的原型系统。

The aim of this project is to develop factory production-line prototypes for a completely new way of reducing microbial contamination of packaged (tray-packed, bagged or bottled) food sold to the public. Anacail's novel technology can generate ozone, a powerful germicide, inside sealed packages without breaking the seal or damaging the package. This technology is particularly valuable to the food industry where it gives the capability to extend shelf life of packaged foods by significantly reducing the numbers of food-spoilage organisms on the surface of the food. It also has the capability to enhance food safety by reducing harmful pathogens such as Campylobacter and E.coli; this is particularly important for poultry which is responsible for one third of all UK food poisoning, and is subject new strict new targets from the FSA. There are two specific aims of the project: (1) to develop a new, industrially relevant plasma head, capable of working at production line speeds of around 1 pack per second, and (2) to develop a prototype system for treatment of rigid containers.