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<br /> chnlerne, l'. parnhaeurolaricu.r. V. rulnifi<~us. and hep- foods that can hr stored for extended periods of time at
<br /> ?titis A virus, which all have been associated with fish room temperature without spoilage. The shelf-stable
<br /> and shellfish. Vihrio ruLrificus may cause castroentcri- product is excellent for use by immunocompromised
<br /> tis or septicemia, which has a mortality r;uc e~cecding patients, campers, yachter>. astronauts, and military per-
<br /> 509c. This pathogen is associated primarily w ith the in- sooner. Apollo 17 astronauts ate radiation sterilized ham
<br /> gcstion of contaminated r;nv oystr-rs. un the moon. Radiation-stcrilized.shelf-stable beefsteak
<br /> Frcyucnt oyster contamination Ird the PD:\ in ,md smoked turkey arc being consumed by astronauts.
<br /> 1955 to advrsr against cunswnptiun of r;re ur undrr- and with pcrnussiun ul [hc FD.\, U.S. hospitals have
<br /> cooked se:doud by people with hepatic disordrn: this used such products. Radiation sterilized meals;md meal
<br /> warning has allcctcd dtc U.S. shelllish indu,tn adccnc- contponrnts arc ntarkctcd conuncreially in South Afri-
<br /> ly. Recent data h:rve shown that ionizing radimiun da,- ca and arc used by the South African military forces. The
<br /> es ofonly I FGy arc adequate [oclimin:ue l'iGrir~ rulnili- South African process is very similar to that developed
<br /> cue' in oyster. When combined tiirh a u~adiuonal by the IJ.S. Army Natick Research ;md Development
<br /> drpuruuun. or comntllal purilicatinn, rroalntenr. rani- Ccnmr. Thr nnh' srcnlr, shelf-srahlc meat and poultry
<br /> aline doses of 2 kGy were demonstrated in 1991 rn de- pmduc[s available convnerci;tlty in the Unircd Suncs arc
<br /> crease signilicandy the number of hepmiti, Ginn in e:mned (thenn;dly processcdl produce.
<br /> clams and oysters. Radiation sterilization allows preparation of meat
<br /> Although irradiation's ability to control fnudhornc and poultry products with Ilacor and texture charactcr-
<br /> pathogens in fish is w~cll established, there i, a rnncern i,tics different Gom those of thermally processed prod-
<br /> that marine lish mi~~ht be can- acts. The techniques used to
<br /> laminated with CLn~n~ulimn RADI:ITIO\ P:\STEUR[ZATION WHEN Prepare sterile food by irmdi-
<br /> bnndinum type G which can ;uiondifferereatlyfromthose
<br /> grow ?t rcfri~_cr:ulon temper- USED I\ CON1U\CTION W(Tfi PROPER ?sed in radiation pasteuriza-
<br /> atures as law 3S°P. As FOOD PROOF-SSING r\ND PREPARATION lion. In sterilization, the radi-
<br /> mcntiuned. C. hnnrlinu+n is anon dose must ensure elim-
<br /> rclatn~cly rr,l,r;uu ut radix- TECEI\IQL'ES, GRE:\TLl' DECREASES THE in;uion of the most resistant
<br /> uon and wlll nut hr :u reeled I'ROI3:\IIII,ITI' "t'1IAT FOODI30RNE hac[cnal pathogen. Claan~id-
<br /> ,Ignlllr.uult h~ pa,erurva- lam hundinunr. licc:ursc this
<br /> tine duu•,; ifrunt:uninatcd Ir- P:\THC1G~\S :\SSOCI:\TED WITH MEAT, I, a Yrry large doss-approx-
<br /> radiatcd I'i,h ?rc scaled in POI:[_TRl', :\VD OTIiGR FOODS 1\'ILL imatch~~{?tu71 kGydcpcnd-
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<br /> o~agen intprrmcahlr pacFag- in on the product. it mull he
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<br /> cs. C bnndinum icpe L- may RE:\CFI CONS[J\1ERS. rlclic~rcd to a Vacuum pack-
<br /> ehrice hcculsc of decn:rscd agcJ :utJ deeply fl~,zen prod-
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<br /> contpetition frrnn ether bacteria. The pnulurl Ih~ n e. null act n, amid Ilacor change and nuvirnt In,,. The dose
<br /> bccontc enaic without the u,ual signs of ,pnil:cc. Thi, Iectal is ewclve ti nte.a that required to Fill 907 of the
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<br /> seems an unlikely cant, how'zecr. con,iJerim_ the car- endospores of C. bnudinurn. II the product is intended
<br /> ityolCLundiruunnpcEanddtca~ailahilinnto~,- tohcshclfstahicthenitmustbecooked.thutisblanched,
<br /> ern-pcrntrahlc parkagine materiah. hrlitrr irradiation to inaclivale the ntral's natural cn-
<br /> nann. Ifthis is not done, the product will spoil through
<br /> S"1'4:KILli PItODL'C"Iti biochemical. enzymatic action. Prior cooking improves
<br /> Ttvo type, of lixxl products require ,rrriliiatiun nc~ Ilacor of radiation sterilizal ntcat and poultry.
<br /> rttherthan radiation pasteurizalion.T~e tin, nrrnmnrr~ F.xccllent radiation sterilized. shelf-stable mixed
<br /> ciu!lc ~rerdr Iiuuls, which require irradi:uion tt bile Ira- regetahle and meat products arc acailahlu on (he South
<br /> zee. must br eared frozen. and arc intended fur can- African retail m;trket. Scaer;rl radiation zterilized, shelf-
<br /> suntption by [hc severch• imnwnocompn,mi~cd patient. nr,rhle thuds used arc well accepted by ehc South Afri-
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<br /> Thc second is hunt srrrilr and ,chr/r-~rtd~ir Ii,uJ,. „r can military lurces in the held.
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