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What is food irradiation? ... Food irradiation is a promising new food safety technology that can eliminate disease-causing germs from foods. Like pasteurization of milk, and pressure cooking of canned foods, treating food with ionizing radiation can kill bacteria and parasites that would otherwise cause foodborne disease.
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Radiation Information Network's Food Irradiation ... Ten Most Commonly Asked Questions About Food Irradiation ... Food Irradiation: What Is It?
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Food irradiation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Comprehensive site opposes food irradiation and favors labeling of all irradiated foods, with resources ... OUR BASIC FLYER (short FAQ) : What's wrong with food irradiation? The version with sources...
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Take Action on the Proposed Honolulu Food Irradiation Facility Why Oppose Food Irradiation? International Anti-Food Irradiation Week 2004 Work locally to keep irradiated food out of your school district!
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How much does a typical food irradiation facility cost? ... Only certain radiation sources can be used in food irradiation. These are the radionuclides cobalt-60 or cesium-137 (used very rarely); X-ray machines having a maximum energy of five million electron volts (MeV);
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Does Not Change The Content of Food ... No Harmful Substances are Created in the Food ... Destroys Other Harmful Substances in the Food...
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Table 1. Summary of Approved Food Irradiation Processes ... Food irradiation is one means of food preservation that may not be familiar to many, but it has been in development since the early decades of the twentieth century.
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