Pulsed Light Treatment System with Rotary Light Table

An apparatus for treating loose material by exposure to pulsed light, comprising:

• a supply for loose material to be treated;
• a rotatable base having a surface upon which the loose material is deposited from said supply;
• motor drive for turning said rotatable base on an axis;
• light source mounted to expose at least part of said surface to a pulsed light;
• and
• member which engages the loose material to remove the loose material from the surface subsequent to passage by said light source.

A system for treating foodstuffs, comprising:

• a supply of foodstuffs to be treated;
• a rotary base having a surface upon which foodstuffs are deposited from said supply, said base being transparent to light;
• a motor drive for rotating said base;
• a sanitizing station through which foodstuffs are progressed, said sanitizing station having one or more pulsed UV light(s) mounted spaced from one side of said station to illuminate a part of said surface to an extent to provide a sanitizing effect on the foodstuffs as the foodstuffs pass through said sanitizing station atop said surface;
• a reflector located to reflect light passing through said base back through said base to said surface;
• and
• an element which engages the foodstuffs to remove foodstuffs from the conveyor after the foodstuffs have progressed through the sanitizing station, said element cooperating with the rotating base to direct the foodstuffs toward the outer edge of the surface and to an exit point.