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Brendan A. Niemira
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Some people call me “Dr. Plasma”. OK, nobody calls me that, but cold plasma is a cool way to kill foodborne pathogens. Seriously, Google it. I’ll wait. He/his.
Dec 12, 2019 • 16 tweets • 20 min read
@JohnBoelts @manan73 @channah_rock @RobertWager1 @UArizonaCALS There were a number of factors in why irradiation of leafy greens as a food safety treatment looked promising then stalled out.

But first: it’s safe, effective, flexible, and thoroughly studied.

So why is it still so niche?
fda.gov/food/buy-store… @JohnBoelts @manan73 @channah_rock @RobertWager1 @UArizonaCALS The big spinach outbreak/recall of 2006 was tragic for the victims, and was insanely expensive and sector-damaging for spinach and had a giant spillover impact on all leafy greens, bagged and whole head.