Emerging Technologies for Food Safety: High Pressure Processing (HPP) and Cold Plasma Technology (CPT) for Decontamination of Foods

Abstract

The food and beverage manufacturing industry represents one of the largest manufacturing sectors worldwide.In a consumerdriven market, food processors are constantly challenged to develop food products with consumer-desired characteristics at affordable costs without compromising food safety. Consumers’ health and wellness-oriented lifestyles lead to a preference for mildly processed, fresher-tasting foods with minimal or no preservatives.