Thursday, January 17, 2013

bread to stay mold-free for 60 days


Keeping Bread Mold-Free With Technology

Don Stull, chief executive officer of Microzap, Inc., places a loaf of bread inside a patented microwave that kills mold spores. (JOHN MONE / The Associated Press Photos)
Published: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 6:11 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 6:11 a.m.
LUBBOCK, Texas | Attention, bread shoppers: A Texas company could have the answer to some consumers' unwelcome discovery that just-purchased loaves contain mold.
MicroZap Inc. claims its technology allows bread to stay mold-free for 60 days. The bread is bombarded with microwaves for about 10 seconds, which kills the mold spores, said chief executive officer Don Stull said.
The process could eliminate bakers' need for preservatives and ingredients used to mask preservatives' flavor, as well as reduce food waste and increase bread's shelf life, he said.