Across America, industries are currently using ultraviolet light to clean water, food, produce and medical equipment. Nearly all applications use mercury UV lights, which are dangerous, expensive, inefficient and extremely fragile.
However, the UVeggie uses an LED that can emit UV light. LEDs are much more energy efficient, compact, and very durable. Due to the recent development of UV LEDs, very few companies use UVC LEDs, and those who do are focused on the water sanitation sector of the market.