Irradiated milk to be available in Feb 2000

["Jacobus, John (OD)" <JJacobus@exchange.nih.gov>]

Saw this in passing . . 

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Subject: NEWS: Irradiated milk to be available in Feb 2000




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COLD PASTEURIZATION FIGHTS E. COLI
   In February, consumers will be introduced to a new kind of
pasteurization. Called cold pasteurization, and using electron beam
technology, it is fast, requires no heat and is designed to destroy one
of the most feared bacterium - E. coli O157:H7. Cold pasteurization
involves a linear accelerator which accelerates electrons down a tube,
creating an E-beam that interacts with and deactivates the microbe's
DNA. Consumers will see evidence of cold pasteurization as early as
February. Two U.S. meat processors plan to offer frozen hamburger
patties treated with "E-beams" to grocers and fast-food restaurants.
Processing will be at a new, $6 million plant in Iowa City, Iowa, built
by The Titan Corporation, a manufacturer of the accelerators. Patties
will be frozen, processed, packaged and then treated. A cost increase of
three to seven cents per pound is expected. At first, cold pasteurized
products at the grocery store will be labeled as 'irradiated,' required
by the USDA requires. The process is non-nuclear, and researchers are
hoping to have cold pasteurized products labeled as such to avoid
confusion. Cold pastureurization is being developed by an
interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Missouri-
Columbia, Iowa State University and Natick Army Laboratory. 
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