UV- C project stage 1: worker and product safety
01 April 2025
Focus area: Food safety
Program stream: Growth and global competitiveness
Project number: 2022-1165
This research was conducted to determine whether the application of UV light and ozone within carcase chillers could reduce fungal structures in the air to improve the shelf life of the product and human health. Additionally, UV light was installed to directly treat hot carcases to determine whether total viable count would decrease as a result.
The project was able to demonstrate the effectiveness of using UV light directly on carcases to reduce total viable count, however, no measurable difference was found when applying UV light and ozone to the air within the carcase chillers.