Hoʻohana nui ʻia nā lumi maʻemaʻe meaʻai no ka hana ʻana a me ka mālama ʻana i nā mea inu, ka waiū, ka paʻakai, nā halo a me nā huahana meaʻai ʻē aʻe.ʻO kēia mau keʻena maʻamau e loaʻa i nā lumi laka i koho ʻia, nā ua ea, nā airlocks, a me nā wahi hana maʻemaʻe.Hiki ke pohō ka meaʻai ma muli o ka loaʻa ʻana o nā ʻāpana microbial i ka lewa.No laila, he kuleana koʻikoʻi ka lumi maʻemaʻe sterile i ka mālama ʻana i ka meaʻai ma o ka hoʻopau ʻana i nā microorganism a me ka mālama ʻana i nā meaʻai a me ka ʻono o ka meaʻai ma o ka mālama haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa a me ka sterilization wela kiʻekiʻe.