Designation:E2449−05(Reapproved2013)StandardGuideforIrradiationofPre-packagedProcessedMeatandPoultryProductstoControlPathogensandOtherMicroorganisms1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2449;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThepurposeofthisguideistopresentinformationontheuseofionizingradiationforeliminatingorreducingthenumberofpathogenicmicroorganismsandparasitesandforreducingthenumberofspoilagemicroorganismsonProcessedMeatandPoultry.Informationonthehandlingofprocessedmeatandpoultrypriortoandafterirradiationisalsoprovided.Thisguideisintendedtoserveasasetofrecommendationstobefollowedwhenusingirradiationtechnologywhereapprovedbyanappropriateregulatorycontrolauthority.Itisnottobeconstruedassettingforthrigidrequirementsfortheuseofirradiation.Whiletheuseofirradiationinvolvescertainessentialrequirementstoattaintheobjectiveofthetreatment,someparameterscanbevariedinoptimizingtheprocess.ThisguidehasbeenpreparedfromaCodeofGoodIrradiationPracticepublishedbytheInternationalConsultativeGrouponFoodIrradiation(ICGFI)undertheauspicesoftheFoodandAgricultureOrganization(FAO),theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO),andtheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency(IAEA).(1)21.Scope1.1Thisguideoutlinesproceduresfortheirradiationofpre-packagedrefrigeratedandfrozenprocessedmeatandpoultryproducts.NOTE1—TheCodexAlimentariusCommissiondefines“meat”(includ-ingpoultryandgame)as“theediblepartofanymammalslaughteredinanabattoir,”and“poultrymeat”as“theediblepartofslaughtereddomesticatedbirds,includingchicken,turkeys,ducks,geese,guinea-fowls,orpigeons.”(CAC/RCP13-1976)NOTE2—CurrentU.S.regulationslimitthedefinitionoflivestockspeciestocattle,sheep,swine,goat,horse,mule,orotherequineandpoultryspeciestochicken,turkey,duck,goose,andguinea(2,3).1.2Thisguideaddressesallre...
