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RADIOACTIVE TRACER TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTING AND MEASURING DETERGENT RESIDUE ON WASHED FOODS AND EVALUATION OF FOOD WASHING PRACTICES. Progress Report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4070977
Progress is reported in studies in which radioactive detergents and tracer techniques were used for detecting and measuring detergent residue on foods washed under varied experimental conditions. Radiochemistry techniques have demonstrated the unreliability of other methods for measuring the concentration of detergent in food wash waters as a residue on the washed foods. Data are included on conditions affecting deposition and removal of detergent residue resulting from the washing of vegetables, and a detailed study of bound detergent in asparagus tissue is presented. (C.H.)
Research Organization:
National Canners Assn. Western Research Lab., Berkeley, Calif.
NSA Number:
NSA-15-005284
OSTI ID:
4070977
Report Number(s):
TID-11252
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English