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Texas company：Microwave keeps bread mold at bay

德州公司：微波可防止麵包發霉

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A Texas company could have the answer to some consumers’ unwelcome discovery that just-purchased loaves contain mold.

麵包剛買就發霉，讓消費者不開心，一家德州公司或許有辦法解決。

MicroZap Inc. claims its technology allows bread to stay mold-free for 60 days. The bread is bombarded with microwaves for about 10 seconds, which kills the mold spores, said chief executive officer Don Stull said.

MicroZap公司聲稱握有技術可讓麵包60天不發霉。執行長斯特表示，麵包經過微波10秒後，就能殺光黴菌孢子。

The process could eliminate bakers’ need for preservatives and ingredients used to mask preservatives’ flavor, as well as reduce food waste and increase bread’s shelf life, he said.

斯特表示，這個過程或許可以讓麵包師傅不再需要防腐劑，或使用其他材料來掩蓋防腐劑的味道，也能減少食物浪費，延長麵包的保存期限。

Researchers at Texas Tech University also see using the technology in bread made in developing countries, where there are fewer food safety standards and spoilage is a problem.

德州科技大學的研究人員也認為可在開發中國家使用這項技術。開發中國家食物安全標準規範較少，食物腐爛是個問題。

英倫翻譯文章出處 ：自由時報電子報中英對照新聞