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The table on page 10 shows costs of canning and freezing meat, and estimated costs for irradiation under certain assumed conditions.
Radiosterilization ( at 3 Mrad ) is more expensive than canning, particularly for the cesium-137 source.
Radiopasteurization by either the electron accelerator or cesium-137 source is in the range of freezing costs.
At sterilizing doses, good palatability results, with a minimum of changes in appearance, taste, and odor.
Radiopasteurization has also been successful, and the shelf life of chicken can be extended to a month or more under refrigerated storage as compared with about 10 days for the untreated product.
Acceptance of radiopasteurization is likely to be delayed, however, for two reasons: ( 1 ) the storage life of fresh chicken under refrigeration is becoming a minimal problem because of constantly improved sanitation and distributing practices, and ( 2 ) treatment by antibiotics, a measure already approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration, serves to extend the storage life of chicken at a low cost of about 0.5 cents per pound.
Although refrigeration has served to extend the storage life of these products, substantially increased consumption might be possible if areas remote from the seacoast could be served adequately.
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