A method and apparatus for treating and packaging foodstuffs having a supply for product to be treated and packaged, a conveyor for product, a sanitizing station through which product is progressed, where the sanitizing station uses a pulsed UV light source operated to an extent to provide a sanitizing effect on the product as product passes through the sanitizing station. The product is then conveyed from the sanitizing station and supplied to containers which are then processed in a MAP system station, wherein the product is sealed in the containers which are provided with a modified atmosphere within the containers. Alternatively, or in addition, the product can be subjected to an ozone gas treatment prior to MAP containment.
