CALIFORNIA: Seafood safety finds champion in Valley - (Fresno Bee)
January 31, 2008 – 7:09 pmGlobal Food Technologies has, according to this story, worked for seven years on a patented process that kills disease-causing bacteria in seafood without altering the food’s taste, texture, color or nutrition.
Today, after spending more than $22.5 million, according to corporate filings, the company will unveil its self-described “organic clean step” system — which it touts as “the greatest advancement in seafood safety since ice.”
In addition, the story says Global Food Technologies has a trademark brand — “iPura” — and a business plan that calls for the company to install, service and operate systems in food-processing plants.
Much is riding on international acceptance of the technology, which combines pressure, temperature, vacuum and an organic antimicrobial solution to attack pathogens and extend seafood shelf life.
Keith D. Meeks, president and chief executive officer of Global Food Technologies, was cited as saying many investors are from the Valley, and success could produce hundreds of high-paying […]
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