Mutagen formation during commercial processing of foods.

• Main Authors: Krone, C A, Yeh, S M, Iwaoka, W T
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1986
• Subjects: Research Article; Browning; Pink salmon
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1474403; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3530739

Levels of bacterial mutagenicity 3-17 times above spontaneous are generated during commercial thermal processing (canning) of foods, particularly foods high in protein. The potential for other processing operations, including pasteurization, dehydration, and concentration, to produce substances acti...