The federal rules say manure must be hot-composted, to 131 degrees, to kill pathogens.
It doesn't kill pathogens, either, she said, which can go dormant and germinate later from spores.
The resulting film — invisible, edible and, ideally, flavorless — would fight mold, kill pathogens and keep the fruit ripe longer.
The temperature of the process, well below the boiling point, is meant to kill pathogens and leave nutrients intact.
Mr. Dzurec and others say that pasteurization — a process of heating milk to kill pathogens like E. coli, salmonella and listeria — does not destroy milk's key nutrient, calcium.
Pasteurization — a process of heating and quickly cooling milk to kill pathogens such as E. coli, salmonella and listeria — also destroys beneficial bacteria, proteins and enzymes, they say.
Meat is sent through pipes where it is exposed to ammonia gas, and then flash frozen and compressed — all steps that help kill pathogens, company research found.
Mr. Moss described how B.P.I. struggled to find the right amount of ammonia — enough to kill pathogens without leaving a strong odor.
The software programs the microwave oven to cook the food so that it tastes its best and reaches temperatures that the government deems high enough to kill pathogens.
Mr. Roth asserted that his product would kill pathogens in untreated meat when it was used as an ingredient in ground beef — raising the prospect of a risk-free burger.
Others bought special chemicals to put into their water for drinking to kill pathogens (FGDs).
