24 January 2018 Towards a significant reduction in the cost of treating soft fruits
Plums, grapes, goji berries
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24 January 2018 Powdered products : is your process really safe ?
The agro-food industry is using more and more powdered ingredients, which can be easily incorporated into different recipes. We know from experience that these products generally have a high microbiological load; they are in fact particularly exposed to the risks of contamination during their transformation process,
24 January 2018 5 log kill step : soon a standard requirement for all tree nuts ?
Considered less risky because of their low moisturecontent in the past, nuts are now in the spotlight of quality assurance teams. Salmonella intoxications linked to almonds produced in California in the early 2000s have been a paradigm which has led the major players in the
26 May 2016 Preventive pasteurization : a rising demand that will soon sharply reduce the cost of treatment
It is a fact, major European prime contractors have integrated into their HACCP approach the risks related to the presence of pathogens in dried fruit. They are increasingly likely to require their suppliers to systematically pasteurize the products they purchase. This fundamental trend translates into a very rapid increase in volumes treated
26 May 2016 Steripure Vacuum+Steam pasteurization system has been validated by FDA / Almond Board of California (July 2014) protocol
Our vacuum + saturated steam treatment process has been validated according to the Almond Board of California (ABC) protocol. The tests, performed on almonds in the presence of an authorized inspector by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have indeed confirmed the capacity of our equipment to ensure a 6 log
26 May 2016 Equipment validation by FDA/Almond Board of California
Steripure Vacuum+Steam pasteurization system has been validated by FDA / Almond Board of California (July 2014) protocol Our vacuum + saturated steam treatment process has been validated according to the Almond Board of California (ABC) protocol. The tests, performed on almonds in the presence of an authorized inspector by the Food
25 May 2016 Detection of microbiological problems in a mixture of seeds : what to do ?
A simple routine bacteriological analysis of a mixture ready to be marketed which invalidate the results obtained upstream, and it is a whole batch of high added value product which can be brought to destruction. Indeed, each seed type reacts differently to heat treatment and it is usually impossible to
25 May 2016 Preventive pasteurization : a raising demand that will soon sharply reduce the cost of treatment.
It is a fact, major European prime contractors have integrated into their HACCP approach the risks related to the presence of pathogens in dried fruits. They are increasingly likely to require their suppliers to systematically pasteurize the products they purchase. This fundamental trend translates into a very rapid increase in volumes
25 May 2016 Steripure invited by the Spanish Almond Board (Almendras) to present the fundamentals of pasteurization
Spain is the leading European almonds grower, with exports to over 140 countries, but also a major importer of nuts (hazelnuts, pistachios
25 May 2016 Validation of Steripure’s system by FDA/Almond Board of California
Steripure Vacuum+Steam pasteurization system has been validated by FDA / Almond Board of California (July 2014) protocol Our vacuum + saturated steam treatment process has been validated according to the Almond Board of California (ABC) protocol. The tests, performed on almonds in the presence of an authorized inspector by the Food