Salmon: These ready-to-serve pouches have a ten year shelf life and do not need refri

porcupine73 · 09-12-2011, 10:53 AM

I saw these advertised on a popular organic meat website. How do you think these are processed to have a 10 year shelf life? I am guessing they must be irradiated?

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Wild Alaskan boneless/skinless Sockeye Salmon ... These ready-to-serve pouches have a ten year shelf life and do not need refrigeration.

trflgrl · 09-12-2011, 01:26 PM

Various packing methods give food an extremely long shelf life and do not require irradiation. Plain old water bath canning allows food to remain safe for human consumption for a very long time (assuming the seal is never compromised)--commercial methods are often better. This product doesn't say it's dried/freeze dried like some of the other products, so I'm guessing it's vacuum sealed.

The company has an excellent FAQs section so you may be able to find the exact answer you seek. One statement that stood out to me, though, is that some of their food and packaging are designed for survival purposes. So the "yum" factor may suffer if you really wait the full 10 years, but if you'll be eating it sooner than that, it should be perfectly wonderful!

Lisa Lou · 09-12-2011, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by porcupine73

I saw these advertised on a popular organic meat website. How do you think these are processed to have a 10 year shelf life? I am guessing they must be irradiated?

Do you have a link to their web site? Do you know if they add sugar?

porcupine73 · 09-13-2011, 06:24 AM

Thanks for the info. It didn't say they add sugar. It just says "Each foil pouch contains one fully cooked wild Sockeye portion and a pinch of sea salt." That might make a nice emergency food if its claims are true and it isn't processed in an objectionable manner. I don't think I can give a link because they do sell products there and I've gotten hit with infractions here in the past for posting links like that.

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trflgrl Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Somewhere on Percy Priest Lake, TN Posts: 2,146 Gallery: trflgrl WOE: Don't eat like a tall person	Various packing methods give food an extremely long shelf life and do not require irradiation. Plain old water bath canning allows food to remain safe for human consumption for a very long time (assuming the seal is never compromised)--commercial methods are often better. This product doesn't say it's dried/freeze dried like some of the other products, so I'm guessing it's vacuum sealed. The company has an excellent FAQs section so you may be able to find the exact answer you seek. One statement that stood out to me, though, is that some of their food and packaging are designed for survival purposes. So the "yum" factor may suffer if you really wait the full 10 years, but if you'll be eating it sooner than that, it should be perfectly wonderful! __________________ Rebecca We're at at again....!!!! We made it to FoxNews!

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porcupine73 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Buffalo, NY USA Posts: 1,855 Gallery: porcupine73 Stats: 208/152/150, male 5'9", 39 y/o WOE: Cure Tooth Decay, no snacks,slow burn weights+HIIT Start Date: January 2010	Thanks for the info. It didn't say they add sugar. It just says "Each foil pouch contains one fully cooked wild Sockeye portion and a pinch of sea salt." That might make a nice emergency food if its claims are true and it isn't processed in an objectionable manner. I don't think I can give a link because they do sell products there and I've gotten hit with infractions here in the past for posting links like that.