| abstract |
Disclosed is a method of initiating an oxygen scavenging reaction in an article during a gamma sterilization process, comprising: (a) providing a article, preferably formed from multilayer plastic, comprising an organic oxygen scavenger, (b) forming the article into a container, (c) placing an oxygen sensitive product into the formed container, and (d) exposing the formed container, with the oxygen sensitive product therein, to actinic radiation at a dosage effective to sterilize the container, and trigger the organic oxygen scavenger in the article. |