SC - long-life milk

[CBlackwill at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/3/00 12:17:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
mermayde at juno.com writes:

>   I may be wrong here, but the aeseptic packages you are talking about are
>  not irradiated.  They are sealed with a heat/vacuum process, which does
>  not allow oxygen or light to get to the food, thereby extending the shelf
>  life in those packages. 

If I'm not mistaken, this is also called "souse vide" or "modified atmosphere 
processing".  Food Irradiation is another animal entirely.

Balthazar of Blackmoor