effect of free radical generated by ionizing gamma radiation on biological organisms such as coliforms. The general observation was that effect of irradiation dose of 3 kGy on microorganisms was normally not significantly different from that of 2 kGy but significantly different from the unirradiated and the samples irradiated at 1 kGy. The minimally processed products were packaged in low density polyethylene; therefore, microorganisms found cannot be attributed to post process handling but most likely from the preprocessing handling practices