Sterilization is a critical step in the food manufacturing business and there are a few ways to go about it. Here, we breakdown in-container sterilization, which is a heat-based food preservation method for products already within sealed containers. Like other modes of sterilization, its designed to kill microorganisms and extend shelf-life—its the when and how […]
General Knowledge
What is Commercial Sterilization? Process and Goals for Food Processing
The adjective “sterile” has multiple definitions–everything from geographic regions to intellectual quality. For our purposes, we will focus on perhaps the most common: ‘an environment devoid of living microorganisms, namely spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms.’ In most cases, sterility can be achieved by either chemical or physical means, or a combination of the two. What is […]