71.   In poultry, the EU has offered to begin a scientific review of U.S. decontamination standards, which include the use of chlorinated water to kill bacteria during processing.

72.   Irradiation has been tested extensively on food and is generally considered safe even at the high levels needed to kill anthrax bacteria.

73.   Irradiation is the process of treating food, packaging and medical equipment with radiation to kill bacteria.

74.   Irradiation may be particularly useful on ground meat, which is often consumed without being cooked sufficiently to kill bacteria introduced during he grinding process.

75.   Isis Pharmaceuticals in Carlsbad, Calif., for instance, is working on drugs that could kill all bacteria.

76.   Irradiation can also kill bacteria that can grow if meat is handled improperly.

77.   It also used a preservative that is supposed to kill the bacteria.

78.   Instead, chefs can use pasteurized eggs, a product in which the eggs have been heated quickly to kill bacteria but without losing the liquid texture.

79.   Instead, many chefs started using pasteurized eggs, eggs that have been heated quickly to kill bacteria without losing their liquid texture.

80.   Irradiation extends the shelf life of herbs and spices by killing the bacteria that make them rot.