Fumigation of poultry food with methyl bromide: Effects on flavour and acceptability of broiler meat

1. Broilers were fed on control and treated commercial diets to test the effects of fumigation with methyl bromide gas at 69% and 25% over the value recommended for the elimination of salmonellae. 2. A trained sensory panel found significant taint in roasted meat from birds fed on the fumigated food. More than half of the consumers in the home panel rated the control birds better than the birds fed on the fumigated food. 3. Growth of broilers was not affected by the treatment.