Food Trailer Sanitation with Ultraviolet-C

Pam Young in UVSolutions reports on the standards and processes of disinfecting food trailers with UV-C. The transportation machinery that moves the world’s food is delicate and intricate. Continuous monitoring of critical logistic events is the key to meeting consumers’ demands for safe fresh and frozen foods. These demands layer the transportation process with challenges that stem from old “best practices,” various refrigeration devices and systems, and numerous sources of contamination that can expose these trailer environments to serious food safety risks. In 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made enforceable the Sanitary Transportation Rule (STR). As…