With nearly 54 million Americans facing food insecurity during the pandemic, recovery of the estimated $161 billion of food wasted each year is crucial to both environmental and public health efforts.

St.Louis-based NanoGuard Technologies is leveraging the power of technology to prevent food and feed waste and aid food recovery efforts. Founded in 2014, the proprietary technology “eradicates harmful pathogens via airilization, a non-thermal sterilization method that uses energized air to safely kill harmful bacteria, mold, fungi and viruses in minutes,” according to the company.

Investors have taken notice, with more than $10.7 million raised in four rounds of funding, according to Crunchbase. In 2019, NanoGuard secured a $600,000 SBIR phase II grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Larry Clarke, CEO of NanoGuard Technologies, recently discussed how the company’s technology works to decontaminate food, reduce waste and combat food insecurity.

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Resource: www.waste360.com