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spices, while lacking capacity for meat
processing.
Figure 14.1. Radura logo (international and U.S.
FDA versions).
Phage Technology
Bacteriophages (also known as phages), from
Use of irradiation of up to 4.5 kGy for “bacteria” and Greek phagin, “to eat,” are
refrigerated red meats, up to 7 kGy for frozen viruses that infect bacteria. Phages consist of
meats, and up to 3 kGy for poultry is permit- an outer protein shell with enclosed DNA or
ted in the United States (FDA 1999) and RNA. Phages infect, grow, and multiply only
is reflected in the U.S. Code of Federal inside bacterial cells. Lytic phages cause bac-
Regulations (9 CFR Parts 381 and 424)
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