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[Subject Matter] Food Processing & Food Products [Docket] 18.04 [Title] USE OF NANOSECOND SCALE, TIME-RESOLVED, IMAGING TO DIFFERENTIATE CONTEMPORANEOUS FLUORESCENCE RESPONSES FROM MULTIPLE SUBSTANCES [Description] 
Time-dependent differences in fluorescence responses of normal surfaces of the fruit or vegetable as opposed to surfaces which are contaminated with feces, may be used for improved detection of feces-contaminated fruits and vegetables. In this process, the surface of a fruit or vegetable which contains a native chlorophyll is illuminated with a pulse of UV or visible light having a wavelength effective to elicit fluorescence of feces of a plant consuming animal.
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