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EFFECTS OF IRRADIATION ON FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND DAIRY PRODUCTS. Report No. 2 (Progress) for August 1, 1959-October 31, 1959

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4142720
In a preliminary investigation, dried whey powder with low initial numbers of bacteria required the same dose as did dried whey powder with high initial numbers of bacteria to reduce the bacterial count to less than 10 per gram. Six lots of dried whey powder (bacterial counts ranging from 1400 to 383,000 per gram) were irradiated at various dose levels from 0 to 3.2 megarad. The dosage required to lower the count to less than 10 per gram for all samples fell in the range of approximately 0.8 to 1.6 megarad. (auth)
Research Organization:
National Dairy Products Corp. Research and Development Div., Glenview, Ill.
NSA Number:
NSA-14-024434
OSTI ID:
4142720
Report Number(s):
NP-9099
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English