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Peter A
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In article >,
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> > Half right. Enzymatic activity can continue in frozen food, hence the
> > blanching, but bacterial activity is stopped completely. Living
> > organisms require liquid water to function.
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> I refer you to the article I cited for Shel. Freezing does not stop all
> bacterial activity completely, and all forms of bacteria and other
> contamination are not killed by freezing.
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Then the article is wrong. You are right that freezing does not kill
bacteria but that was not the original claim. Freezing does stop all
bacterial action.
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