PROCESS FOR DECONTAMINATION OF FRESH VEGETABLES, FRESH FRUITS, PLANTS OR LIVE VEGETABLES WHOSE SURFACE IS CONTAMINATED BY PESTICIDES

摘要

This method of decontaminating fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, plants or living plants whose surface is contaminated by pesticides, said method comprising a step of direct exposure (52, 56) of the contaminated surface of fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, plants or living plants with at least one light pulse, the duration of the light pulse (s) being between 50 µs and 2 s, in which: - 80% of the energy of the light pulse (s) is obtained at lengths of wave between 100 nm and 280 nm, and - the energy density delivered by each light pulse on the surface of said fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, plants or living plants is between 0.1 kJ / m2 and 3 kJ / m2.