MREs

["Aperans, John E. SFC" <aperansj@MCCLELLAN-CMLS.ARMY.MIL>]

Don Mercado wrote (partially)

>I found some MREs (military "Meals Ready to Eat) this last weekend. They
>were not refridgerated, and someone asked if they were preserved by
>irradiation. I didn't know. Could one of you DOD type radsafers please
>enlighten me? Thank you in advance.

MREs, according to our local Veterinary Food Inspector, are heat
pasteurized before being vacuum sealed.  Some are dry, requiring
rehydration, but others, like beans -n- franks :(  are ready to eat.

As an aside, some of the fresh fruits & veggies sold in the military
commissaries are sterilized with radiation.

Bon appetit
John Aperans 

Health Physics Office, US Army Chemical School
Ft McClellan, AL
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