Re: Food poisoning

["Nathan Pell" <npell@rsoinc.com>]

Okay, that is what I thought as well.

Nathan
----- Original Message -----
From: MacLellan, Jay A <jay.a.maclellan@pnl.gov>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 1999 5:23 PM
Subject: RE: Food poisoning


> Yes, but irradiating the food before the botulism organisms have a chance
to
> grow and produce the toxins, does help.
>
> [Maclellan, Jay A]
>
> Just wondering if I am correct about this. I can see what you mean about
> irradiating would not help, because you cannot irradiate food yourself.
> Also, the toxins are released when the can is sealed up, and cooking the
> stuff as said earlier does not harm the toxins, but does kill the organism
> that makes it.
>
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