"AGT Receives Funding From The University of Tennessee Food Safety Center of Excellence"
December, 2002.
AGT has been awarded a research contract through The University of Tennessee Food Safety Center of Excellence to assess the feasibility of using One Atmosphere Uniform Glow Discharge Plasma to inactivate food-borne pathogens on food surfaces. This collaborative study will focus primarily on using AGT's non-thermal atmospheric plasma process for inactivating bacteria on the surface of fresh produce. The Food Safety Center of Excellence was established by UT in December of 2000 to develop and evaluate strategies to destroy or control food-borne pathogens and reduce the occurrence of food-borne illnesses. Estimates for the costs associated with food-borne illness in the U.S. range from $19 to $37 billion annually. The Center has already attracted more than $3 million in federal and private support.