Aseptic Packaging (Where the Packaging Itself Is Rendered Sterile) Helps

question 42

Multiple Choice

Aseptic packaging (where the packaging itself is rendered sterile) helps to preserve foods through

• A) mutation of bacterial DNA by exposure to the packaging material.
• B) creation of an anaerobic environment in the packaging.
• C) exposure of the packaging to high heat.
• D) increasing pH in the food contained in the packaging.
• E) creation of an anaerobic environment in the packaging and exposure of the packaging to high heat.

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