The Advanced Food-Tech Solutions blog publishes in-depth technical articles on thermal processing, food safety, aseptic systems and process engineering, written by food engineers for food engineers. Milk Processing Essentials: Pasteurization, ESL and UHT, by George N. Stoforos, Ph.D., published 22 July 2026, is a technical overview of thermal and non-thermal milk preservation from HTST pasteurization through ESL, UHT and canned milks, covering target organisms, verification chemistry, equipment, packaging barriers and worked lethality examples, with EU and US benchmarks side by side. AI in Food Safety: Useful Tool, Not an Authority, by George N. Stoforos, Ph.D., published 20 May 2026, gives a food process engineer's view on what AI can and cannot do in thermal processing and food safety, and why a number such as F₀ equal to 3 minutes is never the full answer. Hot-Fill Hold Processing in Foods: A Practical, Engineering Guide, by George N. Stoforos, Ph.D., published 1 January 2026, covers hot-fill and hold for acid and acidified foods, including the pH 4.6 boundary, critical factors, packaging-specific solutions, common failures and validation. A Technical Guide: Hold Tube Design, by George N. Stoforos, Ph.D., published 11 September 2025, examines the holding tube as the core of continuous thermal processing and how it delivers the required lethality. Food Preservatives: Truths and Myths, by George N. Stoforos, Ph.D., published 1 January 2025, covers the use of food preservatives, their attributes, and the truths and myths surrounding their application. Computational Fluid Dynamics in Food Processing, by Stelios Chatzidakis, published 1 July 2024, explains how CFD allows food engineers to better design processes and equipment. Ball's Formula Method for Thermal Processing of Canned Foods, by Nikolaos G. Stoforos, published 30 December 2023, sets out the basic principles of microbial destruction and their integration into Ball's formula method for retort scheduling. How to Process a Food Product? It depends, by George N. Stoforos, Ph.D., published 13 June 2023, reviews the factors that influence how a food product should be processed, across method, technology and regulatory considerations. The Misuse of the Word Pasteurization, by George N. Stoforos, Ph.D., published 15 January 2023, covers the definition and application of pasteurization and the other heating methods used in food processing, clarifying widespread industry confusion. Advanced Food-Tech Solutions is based in Athens, Greece, available across the European Union for on-site work and worldwide for remote consulting. Official website: https://www.advfood.tech — Contact: info@advfood.tech