The process is entirely automated, involving no human exposure to radiation. Packages of food travel along a conveyor belt through an irradiation chamber where they are exposed to a controlled dose of ...

Food irradiation standards support international trade Irradiation has become widely accepted as a proven and effective post-harvest treatment to reduce bacterial contamination, slow spoilage and ...

Hundreds of studies have proved that irradiation neither adds compounds to food nor takes nutrients away, and that it can help prevent the food-borne illnesses that sicken 48 million Americans and ...

Other consumers fear that irradiation will decrease the nutritional quality of food. It is true that irradiation can damage some vitamins, but the overall effect is minimal, perhaps the same as ...

After a semester of doing research on the topic of food irradiation, I am still very much indecisive on whether or not it is safe. Though it is true that it does kill off harmful bacteria such as ...

Irradiation, properly used, has been proven to dramatically mitigate threats from salmonella and other bacteria that cause food-borne illness. It has been used in the United States for decades, in ...

“Food irradiation has been studied globally for decades and is a safe, effective means of reducing foodborne illness-causing pathogens, sterilizing insects, delaying ripening or sprouting, and ...

Irradiation also causes stunted growth in lab animals fed irradiated foods. An important 2001 study linked colon tumor promotion in lab rats to 2-alkylcyclobutanones (2-ACBs), a new chemical ...

The Food and Drug Administration's action on the irradiation of produce was long overdue ("Lettuce Rejoice," Review & Outlook, Aug. 28). Millions of dollars worth of produce has been needlessly ...

IBA, Aerial and Bühler have organized an online symposium fully dedicated to food irradiation. The International Food Irradiation Symposium (IFIS) is scheduled to run online March 9-11.

Spinach and Peanuts, With a Dash of Radiation While the federal government says that the irradiation of food is safe, the bacteria-killing technology has not been widely embraced in this country.

Spinach and Peanuts, With a Dash of Radiation While the federal government says that the irradiation of food is safe, the bacteria-killing technology has not been widely embraced in this country.