ARCENT MED COMMAND CONCERNING NBC ENVIRONMENT

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Subject = ARCENT MED COMMAND CONCERNING NBC ENVIRONMENT                   

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          SECTION 01 OF 02
          PA3$ TO ALL CONTRACTINSO FOOD nRVICEe PREVENTIVE MEDICINEO
          ENVIRONMENTAL.?iEAI.TM AND YeTERINARY'PERSONNE6s
          SUSJI ARCENT MEDICAL COMMAND POLICY CONCERNING-SUBSISTENCE IN AN
          NBC ENVZRON4ENTs
          Is CONTAMZNATIQN OF SUBSISTENCE BY CHEMICA4,AGENTS OCCURS FROM
          CONTACT WITH VAPORO AEROSOL $PRAYS OR SPLASHES OF'LIQUID OR-
          SMOKES OF SOLID CHEMICAL$4 UNPROTECIED FOOD ITEMS MAY BE 60
          CONTAMINATED WHICH RENDERS THEM UNFZT'FDR CONSUMPTION$,@FOOD ITEMS
          WIL4 NOT OZ CONSUMED IF EXPOSED TO AN NBC AGENT IF OTH 'FOOD IS
          AVA14ABLE WITHIN THE THEATER OF OPCRATION)T IF CONTAMINATED FOOD
          IS THE ONLY FOOD THAT REMAINS TO SUPPORT UNITS WITHIN THE'AREA OF
          OPERATIONO THIS FOOD MUST BE INSPECTED BY .THE UNITIS NBC OR'
          SURVEY TEAM AND THE THEATER VETERINARY SERVIte3i -AN ACCEPTA84E
          AND $APE 4EVE4 OF NBC AGENT CONTAMINATION OF FOOD HAS NOT BEEN
          ESTA8418HED, THIS MAKES IT DIFFICU4T'TO-PROVIDE COMMAND GUIDANCE
          CONCERNING THE USE OF CONTAMINATED FOODO
          to VETERINARY CORPS OFFICERS ARE CHARGED BY AR 40"1 WITH THE
          DUTY OF ADVR$ING APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY ON THE-FITNESO OP HUMAN
          CONSUMPTION OF ALL FOODS WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATZD BY
          CHEMICA4* BACTER104091CA6@t OR RADIOACTIVE MATERIA4$0
          1$ BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTIE$ INY049ED IN DECONTAMINATION AND
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