Including irradiation of meat works,Isn’t the meat the military receves irradiated?.
I believe that it might be. I was a research assistant for one of the university research grants from the Army Natick Labs in 1975-76 and our small part of the research looked at the effects of irradiation on various strains of E-Coli and several other organisms that could be present in raw meat. A very effective process when done correctly; I saw one study that irradiated a slab of freshly cut beef, vacumn sealed it and put it on a shelf at room temp. After a number of months it was opened and evaluated and was as fresh as the day it was cut and was bacteria free. The same process could be used on veggies. I don’t know if the military adopted this on a larger scale. If they did it would have been for deployable rations and food since I believe that most meat, like other commodities for garrison use are purchased locally or through local distributors. After finishing my degree and reentering the military I purchased meat from the commissary and ate meat in field types of situations where the meat would spoil if not used within a reasonable time so I don’t know if it was ever mandated for whatever use.