Carbon Monoxide in Modified Atmosphere Packaging

Over the past few months, a controversy has raged in the US over the use of carbon monoxide (CO) in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) for meats. To bring everyone up to speed, MAP uses hermetically sealed trays to package meat within a mixture of gases different from that in the normal air that we breathe. Over the past few months, a controversy has raged in the US over the use of carbon monoxide (CO) in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) for meats. To bring eve