91. Many of these chemicals are natural pesticides, others kill bacteria and still others just taste bad enough to keep animals from eating them. 92. Meat processors complained that the standards were unnecessary, because proper cooking kills the bacteria, and were too difficult to meet. 93. Most of the products contain chemicals such as triclosan or triclocarbon, which kill bacteria instead of simply washing it off like regular soaps. 94. More and more patients are being correctly diagnosed and treated with antibiotics to kill the bacteria before it does irreparable damage. 95. Most large plants now spray steam on carcasses to kill bacteria. 96. New technology exists to kill the bacteria, but processors are not required to use it, and it is costly to install in plants. 97. Odwalla chairman Greg Steltenpohl said the company hopes to replace pasteurization with newer technologies such as electrical pulses that kill bacteria but make fewer physical changes to food. 98. One measure is an FDA rule requiring warning labels on all packaged juice that has not been pasteurized or processed to kill harmful bacteria. 99. Other foods, like some nuts and cheeses, he added, can kill oral bacteria, and anything that stimulates salivation, including wasabi, is also beneficial. 100. Pasteurization is a quick heating process that kills bacteria. |