Control of viruses - produce decontamination strategies

There is a growing recognition that foodborne viruses could be a significant cause of human illness. This project is exploring a range of technologies/approaches that could be used to inactivate viruses that are present on the surface of fresh produce. Technologies like chlorine washes, peracetic acid washes, ozone, UV and others will be selected to see how surrogates of Norovirus and Hepatitis A. Note a surrogate is a harmless material (often a microorganism of some kind) that behaves in a similar way to the organism of concern.