Vernal Express | 1953-10-22 | Page 11 | How to Freeze Meat Properly Section

how to freeze meat properly the importance of scrupulously clean and prompt handling of meat for freezing is stressed by clair R H acord vintah county agent to those who are putting meat in home freezers or freezer lockers in recent USDA tests with samples of pork in frozen storage agenor for 12 weeks it was found thai tha many bacteria that cause deterioration or spoilage of meat survive or even increase in frozen storage this disproves roves the old but widespread wide spread bellef belief that freezing kills bacteria mr acord points out the tests showed that some bacteria do not survive free freezing but that ot others ers survive in a dormant stage and then ma may increase after the meat thaws and warms up still others are not affected by freezing even at zero F and may contribute to such deterioration as rancidity of pork park fat during freezer storage the only way to be sure of low bacterial count on meat