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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Scientists and medical experts have developed a method to preserve meat indefinitely without refrigeration by bombarding it with rays from radioactive cobalt or atom smashers, killing spoilage microorganisms. Maj. Gen. Webster Anderson, new U.S. Army Quartermaster General, announced Thursday in Chicago that it's safe for consumption but loses some flavor, with ongoing work to improve taste.
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CHICAGO (UPI) - Scientists and medical men have found how to preserve meat indefinitely without refrigeration. They de-germ it.
Maj. Gen. Webster Anderson, new Quartermaster General of U. S. Army, said Thursday the preservation technique is to bombard the meat with rays from radio-active cobalt or from atom smashers.
The rays kill micro-organisms that cause food spoilage. Anderson said he told newsmen the germless meats have been proved safe for human consumption by scientists and medical men.
The only drawback, Anderson said, is that bombarded meat loses some flavor. The scientists are working on that.
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Chicago
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Thursday
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bombarded meat loses some flavor; scientists working to improve it; proved safe for human consumption.
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Scientists and medical men preserve meat indefinitely without refrigeration by de-germing it through bombardment with rays from radio-active cobalt or atom smashers, killing micro-organisms that cause spoilage. Maj. Gen. Webster Anderson, new Quartermaster General of U. S. Army, announced this technique to newsmen.