Quality Assurance and Food Safety | December 2015
915 Labs, the exclusive provider of a new food processing and packaging technology called Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization (MATS), exceeded product development targets with proceeds from its recent $3 million initial round of funding. [continue reading]
Source: 915 Labs Introduces Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization
The PE Hub Network | November 2015
915 Labs, the exclusive provider of a revolutionary new food processing and packaging technology called Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization (MATS), exceeded aggressive product development targets with proceeds from its recent $3 million initial round of funding. The use of funding includes engineering and designing the MATS-150 commercial-scale system and supporting international food companies in developing new products with MATS, a transformative technology that will enable the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector to meet growing consumer demand for high-quality, natural and additive-free packaged food. The total invested to date in the MATS technology, including R&D investment, is $25 million. [continue reading]
Source: 915 Labs takes in $3 mln
Business Wire | November 2015
915 Labs, the exclusive provider of a revolutionary new food processing and packaging technology called Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization (MATS), exceeded aggressive product development targets with proceeds from its recent $3 million initial round of funding. The use of funding includes engineering and designing the MATS-150 commercial-scale system and supporting international food companies in developing new products with MATS, a transformative technology that will enable the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector to meet growing consumer demand for high-quality, natural and additive-free packaged food. The total invested to date in the MATS technology, including R&D investment, is $25 million. [continue reading]
Source: 915 Labs Leads the Food Processing Revolution Fueled by $3 Million in Funding
Packaging Digest | June 2015
Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization improves on retorting by minimizing time-temperature requirements to produce healthier foods and cleaner labels. We interview a company principal about packaging options and requirements for MATS. [continue reading]
PR Newswire | June 2015
915 Labs, a leader in natural food processing and packaging technology, introduced today its new Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization system, or MATS™, a transformative technology that will help meet the growing consumer demand for high-quality, natural and additive-free packaged food. The company’s pilot-scale MATS systems are currently operating in commercial test kitchens, and the design and build of the first full-scale system is under way, with expected installation at a North American food company processing facility in 2016. [continue reading]
Food Processing | March 2015
For 30 years, microwave technology has been relegated to niche applications in food processing. That is changing as the technology tackles some of the most challenging production challenges. [continue reading]
Source: Industrial Microwave Technology Inches Toward Mainstream
Food Safety Magazine | February 2015
There are typically a myriad of unknowns associated with the safe use of novel preservation technologies in the production of foods and beverages intended for human consumption. Chief among these are concerns for food safety and regulatory acceptance. Confirming food safety is a daunting undertaking.Validating food safety involves every element of the manufacturing process. Consideration must be given to microbial stability, toxicology, product and packaging interactions, process capability and product stability and chemistry, as well as possible harmful effects of the stabilization process. In most cases, there will also be the need to provide objective data that confirm, with a high degree of confidence, that the product meets the safety expectations of the various regulatory agencies. Under certain circumstances, the rigor demanded for confirming safety and regulatory compliance, when joined with the high associated cost, has served to slow or deter commercialization and therefore the uptake of novel processing and preservation methods. [continue reading]
Source: Novel Food Safety Technologies Emerge in Food Production