Light Source being used to decontaminate eggs

As we recognize World Food Safety Day, researchers are working on a project to ensure we have safe eggs.Researchers are using Canada’s only synchrotron to help improve the safety of eggs and reduce the risk of food-borne illness.Scientists with the University of Saskatchewan (USask) used the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at USask to study a promising new technique for decontaminating eggs.The problem with conventional egg decontamination processes, which use chemicals and heat, is that this