Enhancing cleanliness monitoring in institutional kitchens: a novel UV fluorescence imaging technology complementing adenosine tri-phosphate (ATP) swab tests

Benjamin Hu; Luke Woods; Jianwei Qin; Diane E. Chan; Insuck Baek; Moon S. Kim; Fartash Vasefi; Kaylee Husarik; Kouhyar Tavakolian; Hossein Kashani Zadeh

doi:10.1117/12.3014188

10 June 2024 Enhancing cleanliness monitoring in institutional kitchens: a novel UV fluorescence imaging technology complementing adenosine tri-phosphate (ATP) swab tests

Benjamin Hu, Luke Woods, Jianwei Qin, Diane E. Chan, Insuck Baek, Moon S. Kim, Fartash Vasefi, Kaylee Husarik, Kouhyar Tavakolian, Hossein Kashani Zadeh

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Proceedings Volume PC13060, Sensing for Agriculture and Food Quality and Safety XVI; PC130600I (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3014188
Event: SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, 2024, National Harbor, Maryland, United States

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With the rising demand for strict cleanliness checks in kitchens to identify raw food surface residue, the traditional ATP swab tests for detecting biological contamination are facing challenges. Although ATP tests can identify contamination by detecting a compound present in most biological residues, they sometimes fail to detect invisible contaminants, leading to inaccurate results. A potential solution is the fluorescence imaging systems that can spot unseen contamination from food remnants, microbes, and molds. Our team introduced the Contamination, Sanitization Inspection, and Disinfection device (CSI-D+) to pinpoint contaminated spots, enhancing the accuracy of sampling. We tested contamination residues of various raw meats on different cutting board materials, imaged them using the CSI Technology, and subsequently assessed them using ATP swabs. This research aims to correlate imaging results with those of ATP to understand the effectiveness of CSI Technology in detecting food contamination.

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Benjamin Hu, Luke Woods, Jianwei Qin, Diane E. Chan, Insuck Baek, Moon S. Kim, Fartash Vasefi, Kaylee Husarik, Kouhyar Tavakolian, and Hossein Kashani Zadeh "Enhancing cleanliness monitoring in institutional kitchens: a novel UV fluorescence imaging technology complementing adenosine tri-phosphate (ATP) swab tests", Proc. SPIE PC13060, Sensing for Agriculture and Food Quality and Safety XVI, PC130600I (10 June 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3014188

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