Eggs are an important source of sustinance and nutrition. The cleanliness of egg shells is vital for consumer health and safety. Microbes such as Salmonella, E. coli and many others contaminate eggs and are safety concerns for many consumers. Before hitting the shelves at your local grocery store, eggs roll through decontamination routines such as washing with hot water and drying - but sometimes these conventional methods damage egg quality. Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan use our Agilent endstation and ATR-FTIR data to investigate new eggshell washing practices. Additional Synchrotron X-ray micro-Computed Tomography (micro-CT) data was collected using the BioMedical Imaging and Therapy (BMIT) beamline! In combination, these results prove the effectiveness of cold plasma, a non-thermal, chemical-free and eco-friendly technique for the decontamination of eggshells without sacrificing egg protein quality or eggshell cuticle coverage.Read the paper!Movasaghi, M.; Heydari, M.M.; Schwean-Lardner, K.; Kirychuk, S.; Thompson, B.; Zhang, L. Investigating cold plasma jet effectiveness for eggshell surface decontamination. Food Control 2025, 168, 110928. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2024.110928