Food Technology  |  March 2012  |  Volume 66, No. 3

Source: The Coming Wave of Microwave Sterilization and Pasteurization 

Bakery and Snacks  |  December 2011

A grease and moisture absorbing flexible packaging will give new food applications access to the microwave market and ‘extend’ the industry standard, said its developer. [continue reading]

Source: Moisture-absorbing microwave Packaging will boost industry standard – developer

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