Re: [CH] RE:botulism

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The standard for autoclaving (and pressure cookers) in microbiology is 15 lbs
of pressure for 15 minutes.

Kit Anderson wrote:

> 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

--
Ron M


As she lay there dozing next to me, one voice inside my
head kept saying, "Relax... you are not the first doctor to
sleep with one of his patients, " but another kept reminding
me, "Howard, you are a veterinarian."

               Dick Wilson

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