Keeping Bread Mold-Free With Technology
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.