fda makes the rules about irradiation of food.
fda makes the rules about irradiation of food.
who makes the rules about irradiation of food?
fda
although consumer perception of foods treated with irradiation is more negative than those processed by other means, because people imagine that the food is radioactive or mutated, these thoughts don't agree with the understood mechanism by which irradiation works. the food itself is already not alive, so irradiation will not affect it meaningfully. irradiation will kill the living bacteria, however. additionally, all independent research, the u.s. food and drug administration (fda), the world health organization (who), the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc), and u.s. department of agriculture (usda) have performed studies that confirm irradiation to be safe. in order for a food to be irradiated in the us, the fda will still require that the specific food be thoroughly tested for irradiation safety.
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bullet::::- urbain, w.m., food irradiation, academic press, orlando, 1986









































bullet::::- molins, r. (ed.), food irradiation – principles and applications, wiley interscience, n.y., 2001









































bullet::::- sommers, c.h. and fan, x. (eds.), food irradiation research and technology, blackwell publishing, ames, ia, 2006









































bullet::::- "the food that would last forever : understanding the dangers of food irradiation", by gary gibbs, garden city park, n.y. : avery pub. group, c1993
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