The holding tube is the core of continuous thermal processing, ensuring food safety by delivering the required lethality (F-value). Proper design, regulatory compliance, flow calculations, and validation guarantee that every product particle receives safe treatment while maintaining efficiency and meeting global food safety standards.

This blog describes the use of food preservatives, their attributes, and the truths and myths about their use in our foods.

Computational Fluid Dynamics is an excellent tool in the food industry. It allows food engineers to better design processes and equipment.

Ball's formula method for thermal processing: The basic principles of microbial destruction and their integration into the time temperature