It's because their food is so salty, not due to some alien artificial preservative.

and a multitude of chemical preservatives, salt can not keep as long meat.

it's more for the lack of bacteria than anything else. once the meat has dried up without bacteria to grow then doesn't matter how long you keep it, same with bread.

It's 14 fucking years old you idiots !
What do you think you will look like when you've been dead 14 years ?

i would eat it