... Control of microbial contami-nation of fruit and fruit juice involves care at all stages of production,including preharvest practices of planting, growing of fruit, harvesting, post-harvest handling, ... processing involves the use of mer-cury lamps, which generate 90% of their energy at a wavelength of 253.7nanometers. Exposure of bacteria to UV results in cross-linking of thethymine dimers of the ... improve theretention of thermolabile constituents in liquid foods such as milk and fruitjuices.53 Several studies have been performed on microwave pasteurization of milk.54,55 Microwave pasteurization...