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RELIABILITY OF FLEXIBLE PACKAGING OF RADAPPERTIZED BEEF UNDER PRODUCTION CONDITIONS
Author(s) -
KILLORAN JOHN J.,
COHEN JOSEPH J.,
WIERBICKI EUGEN
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of food processing and preservation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.511
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1745-4549
pISSN - 0145-8892
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-4549.1978.tb00568.x
Subject(s) - refrigeration , vacuum packing , food science , reliability (semiconductor) , environmental science , chemistry , engineering , mechanical engineering , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
The flexible package for radappertized food must have the physical and chemical properties to withstand irradiation processing while frozen and retain its protective qualities during transportation and storage. In providing electron irradiated beef for wholesomeness studies, a concomitant study was performed to determine the reliability of the flexible package as a container for radappertized beef over a sinificant production and storage period. The data showed that it is feasible to fabricate preformed pouches on commercial equipment, to vacuum seal pouches of beef on a production scale, to irradiate and transport pouches of beef while frozen, and to store the radappertized beef over a 2‐year period without refrigeration and without any adverse effects on the beef.