Your bologna has a second name, spelled V-I-R-U-S.The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved as a safe food additive the spraying of bacteria-kililng viruses on cold cuts, hot dogs and sausages to combat common microbes that kill hundreds of people a year, CNN reported.
Manufactured by Intralytix, Inc., the combination of six viruses is designed to be sprayed on ready-to-eat meat and poultry products, including sliced ham and turkey, said John Vazzana, president and chief executive officer.
The FDA says the special viruses, called bacteriophages, are meant to kill strains of the Listeria monocytogenes bacterium.
The company also plans to seek FDA approval for another bacteriophage product to kill E. coli bacteria on beef before it is ground, Vazzana said.
Read more about bacteriophages at Wikipedia.
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Dr. David Ross, ND, CNHP, AHG
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