Food sanitizing cabinet

A modular sanitizing radiation source, comprising:

• an irradiation assembly for use in irradiating a liquid flowing in a cascade within an enclosable cabinet, comprising:
• a UV light source;
• a UV light shield located between the UV light source and the liquid;
• and
• a rigid internal reflector shield located between the UV light source and the UV light shield.

A compact, efficient, easy-to-maintain enclosable cabinet for sanitizing a liquid, comprising:

• a cabinet body;
• a plurality of troughs directing the liquid along a predetermined path including a cascade between trays within the cabinet body;
• and
• one or more sanitizing radiation sources for subjecting the liquid to a sanitizing radiation for a predetermined time while flowing along the predetermined path;
• whereby the liquid is subject to sufficient sanitizing radiation for a predetermined level of sanitization.

A method for sanitizing a liquid within a compact, efficient, easy-to-maintain enclosable apparatus, comprising the steps of:

• providing an ingress for the liquid into a cabinet body;
• directing the liquid along a plurality of generally horizontal troughs so that the liquid travels along a predetermined vertical and horizontal path within the cabinet body;
• and
• subjecting the liquid to one or more sanitizing radiation sources for a predetermined time while flowing along the predetermined path,
• whereby the liquid is subject to sufficient sanitizing radiation for a predetermined level of sanitization.