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Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism: TICs & TIMs

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<strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Agents</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Opportunity</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Terrorism</strong><br />

Training Support Package<br />

Participant Guide<br />

Slide 35<br />

<strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Agents</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Opportunity</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Terrorism</strong>:<br />

<strong>TICs</strong> & <strong>TIMs</strong><br />

Inactivating Botulinum Toxin<br />

• Botulinum toxin cannot be completely inactivated by<br />

radiation or any heat treatment that does not<br />

adversely affect the milk ’s taste.<br />

• Ultrahigh -temp pasteurization (UHT) can inactivate<br />

botulinum toxin but has not been embraced by U.S.<br />

consumers.<br />

Module One - <strong>Chemical</strong> Contamination <strong>of</strong> Food, Water, and Medication<br />

35<br />

Botulinum toxin is difficult to destroy. Remember- in this model - it is not the bacteria<br />

(Clostridium botulini ) that needs to be killed, but the toxin itself that was maliciously<br />

added to the milk.<br />

In Ultra High temperature processing, the milk is heated using commercially sterile<br />

equipment and then placed into hermetically-sealed (airtight) containers under aseptic<br />

conditions. This high temperature is sufficient to inactivate practically all botulinum toxin.<br />

December 2008 Version 2.0 Page 291

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