Rich Macleod, Vice President of the Pallet Division at TransFresh, and Dr. Jeff Brecht, Director of the UF Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences Research Center for Food Distribution & Retailing, join AndNowUKnow to discuss some of the shelf-life innovations at the university. 

The university has expended a lot of effort on research into predicting the shelf-life of products.  By using the temperature history of a product through the supply chain, scientists have discovered a way to predict the remaining shelf life of the product.

Sonya L Stahl, Lab Technician at the University of Florida, gave AndNowUKnow a look into her research into shelf-life. Her research focuses on tomatoes and the way in which air gets in and out to discover how bacteria could make its way into tomatoes.

UC Davis and the University of Florida, under the Specialty Crops Initiative, are able to produce research that compliments each other.  Their real field research allows the trade to evaluate its processes on a scientific basis to deliver the highest quality food to consumers.