Radiation Sterilization of Bacon for Military Feeding

AUTOR(ES)

Anellis, A.

RESUMO

Sliced, cured bacon, packed in cans and seeded with 6 × 105 spores per can of Clostridium botulinum strains 33A or 41B, or with 3 × 106 spores per can of strains 36A, 12885A, 9B, or 53B, was irradiated to various dose levels with γ radiation. Evidence provided by swelling, toxicity, and recoverable C. botulinum with 2,200 inoculated, irradiated cans demonstrated that: (i) 4.5 Mrad were more than adequate as a sterilization dose; (ii) the experimental minimal sterilizing dose was 2.0 Mrad, and the theoretical 12-log reduction dose was 2.65 or 2.87 Mrad depending on the method of calculation; (iii) some spoilage occurred at dose levels below 2.0 Mrad; (iv) all visible spoilage of irradiated bacon was due to strains 33A and 12885A only, whose D values were, respectively, 0.141 and 0.177 Mrad based on spoilage data, and 0.221 and 0.188 Mrad, respectively, when based on recovery data; (v) toxic cans did not always result in swelling, nor did swollen cans always produce toxic spoilage; and (vi) viable C. botulinum can exist for at least 8 months in storage at 30 C without producing visible or toxic spoilage at doses below 2.0 Mrad.

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