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Food Irradiation

Good or Bad?. Food Irradiation. What is food irradiation?. Food irradiation is the process of treating food with a specific dosage of ionizing radiation. The major effect of irradiation is to generate short-lived and transient radicals that that turn damage DNA and intercellular structures.

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Food Irradiation

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  1. Good or Bad? Food Irradiation

  2. What is food irradiation? • Food irradiation is the process of treating food with a specific dosage of ionizing radiation. The major effect of irradiation is to generate short-lived and transient radicals that that turn damage DNA and intercellular structures.

  3. Pros • Food safety technology that can eliminate disease-causing microorganisms • It is an effective way of killing pathogens that cause food-borne illnesses. • Nutritional value is unchanged • Food does not become radioactive

  4. Pros • Parasites and insect pests are killed by low dose of irradiation • It is a cold process: the food is essentially raw • Hasn’t gone through any thermal process

  5. Cons • Not as good as good sanitation and safety procedures • Doesn’t entirely eliminate microorganisms • Its more expensive to do • Just covers up the problem doesn’t really fix it • Damages quality of the food

  6. Cons • Uses a lot of energy which could create environmental hazards • Might not work on all foods • Still cases of E. coli breakouts • Not a bulletproof system

  7. Works Cited • "Thoughts on Irradiated Foods." Grist. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. <http://grist.org/article/2009-10-05-you-glow-girl-thoughts-on-irradiated-food/>. • "Pros & Cons of Food Irradiation." Pros & Cons of Food Irradiation. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. <http://debate.yukozimo.com/pros-and-cons-of-food-irradiation/>. • "Food Irradiation Facts." Pros and Cons. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. <http://www.infohio.org/ER/secure/scienceonline • "The Facts about Food Irradiation." The Facts about Food Irradiation. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. <http://uw-food-irradiation.engr.wisc.edu/Facts.html>.

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