[CH] RE:botulism

Kit Anderson (kitridge@bigfoot.com)
Wed, 16 Sep 1998 08:16:12 -0700

Chuck Demas wrote;

> Boiling water temperatures will not destroy the spores.  It takes higher
> temperatures for some time to kill the spores.

240F for 10 minutes.
 
> Below a certain pH, the botulism spores do not grow. 

4.3 pH
 
> Commercial packers use a combination of techniques to insure safety.

Presevatives.
 
-- 
Kit