Patent ID: 8808773

Claim:
A process for microbial treatment of a milled product stream, the process comprising: providing a flowable stream of a milled product, wherein the flowable stream of the milled product is preconditioned to have a generally uniform predetermined moisture content throughout the stream, wherein the generally uniform predetermined moisture content throughout the stream is from about 12% to about 16%, wherein the generally uniform predetermined moisture content deviates less than about 0.5% throughout the stream; conveying the flowable stream of the milled product through a radio frequency (RF) microbial reduction device, wherein the flowable stream of the milled product is heated to a temperature from about 170° F. to about 210° F. as the flowable stream of the milled product is conveyed through the microbial reduction device; and after the flowable stream of the milled product is conveyed through the microbial reduction device, conveying the flowable stream of the milled product within a conveyance network having chilled air to cause a temperature reduction of the flowable stream of the milled product to about ambient temperature.