Food Technology  |  December 2011  |  Volume 65, No.12

Source: Packaging Innovation-Past, Present, and Future

Baxters North America  |  June 2011

Wornick Foods, a leading manufacturer of convenience foods and customized meal solutions, announced that it was awarded a $1.7 million grant from Ohio Third Frontier to establish a microwave assisted thermal sterilization technology (MATS) Research and Development Center at its facility in Cincinnati, Ohio. [continue reading]

PR Newswire  |  March 2011

Wornick Foods, a leading manufacturer of convenience foods and customized meal solutions, announced it will undertake a new initiative to commercialize microwave assisted thermal sterilization technology (MATS). MATS is a newly developed, FDA approved process for sterilizing foods that can dramatically improve food quality over traditional food processing techniques. [continue reading]

Source: Wornick Foods Launches Microwave Sterilization Initiative

CAHNRS News  |  February 2011

Efforts to commercialize a new microwave-based technology for food preservation, developed by a team led by Washington State University scientist Juming Tang, are gaining momentum with a second approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its use in preserving what it calls “non-homogeneous” food – in this case, salmon fillets in sauce. [continue reading]

Source: WSU Microwave Technology Earns Second FDA Approval

Food Technology  |  February 2011  |  Volume 65, No. 2

Source: Advances in Microwave Pasteurization and Sterilization

NW Public Media  |  October 2009

In next few years, you can look forward to a greater variety of prepared foods that don’t need refrigeration at the grocery store. The Food and Drug Administration has approved an alternative to the traditional canning process. It was developed at Washington State University. [continue reading]

Source: FDA Approves Microwave Preservation Process for Prepared Foods

Food Technology  |  September 2010  |  Volume 63, No. 9

Several events during the 2010 Annual Meeting and Food Expo showcased food packaging at its best. [continue reading]

Source: Spectacular Wins for Food Packaging

The Huffington Post  |  May 2010

Juming Tang, a WSU professor of biological systems engineering, has invented a new method to preserve food that could make canning obsolete. [continue reading]

Source: New Microwave Could Replace Canning

IFT   |  May 2010

CHICAGO – Five representatives of the Washington State University Microwave Sterilization Consortium, Juming Tang, project lead, Washington State University; C. Patrick Dunne, US Army Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center; Douglas Hahn from Hormel Foods Corporation; Kenny Lum from Seafood Products Association; and Evan Turek from Kraft Foods Inc., have been selected as the winners of the 2010 Research and Development Award by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). [continue reading]

Source: Washington State University Microwave Sterilization Consortium Honored by IFT

Food Quality News  |  February 2010

A revolutionary microwave sterilisation processing technique that dramatically extends food shelf life while preserving its nutrients, taste and texture has been approved by US regulators. [continue reading]

Source: Microwave sterilisation system may revolutionise food processing