Vegetable factory adopts new anti-bacteria technology

Vegetable factory adopts new anti-bacteria technology

OSAKA, Japan - Workers go about their business in cultivating vegetables at a TJCreate plant factory in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 23, 2014. The factory utilizes a new technology developed by Kobe Steel Ltd. to minimize pathogenic bacteria by coating its walls and floors with nickel-based alloy.

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