Food+Irradiation

1. Food irradiation is the process of treating food with a certain dosage of ionizing radiation.

- This is a look inside a food plant that treats its product with radiation - There are a number of steps that go into this process - For example gamma rays are shot at the product killing bacteria and microorganisms

2. Food does become radioactive and it depends on the dosage if it is safe to eat or not. - however in the process of food irradiation a specific dose of radiation is given making it safe to eat - even though food irradiation is currently a common practice there are still some who believe that food irradiation is a bad thing and can be harmful

3. This process slows or halts spoilage as well as kills any microorganisms. - gamma rays shot at the targeted product kills any bacteria on sed target - its a safe and simple process that garentees no bacteria or microorganisms infect the product 4. Fruit, spices, meat, dairy, ect...


 * ~ FOOD ||~ YEAR APPROVED ||
 * Bacon || 1963 ||
 * Wheat flour and potatoes || 1964 ||
 * Bacon approval rescinded || 1968 ||
 * Garlic powder, onion powder and dried spices || 1983 ||
 * Additional dried spices, herbs and vegetable seasonings, including blends || 1985 ||
 * Dry and hydrated enzymes || 1985 ||
 * Pork || 1985 ||
 * Fruit and vegetables || 1986 ||
 * Increase maximum radiation dose for spices, herbs and vegetable seasonings || 1986 ||
 * Poultry || 1990 ||
 * Beef,lamb,pork and horsemeat,and byproducts || 1997 ||
 * Fresh shell eggs || 2000 ||
 * Sprouting seeds || 2000 ||
 * Fruit and vegetable juices || 2000 ||
 * Imported fruit and vegetables (for pest treatment) || 2002 ||
 * Ready-to-eat foods (i.e. deli meats, frozen foods) || 2005 ||
 * Molluscan shellfish (i.e. clams, oysters, mussels) || 2008 ||
 * Iceberg lettuce and spinach (for pathogen treatment) || 2008 ||
 * Crustacean shellfish (i.e. shrimp, crabs, lobster) || Pending ||
 * Increase maximum radiation dose for poultry || Pending ||
 * Unrefrigerated beef, lamb, pork and house meat, and byproducts || Pending

5. you can find out if your food has been irradiated by looking at the list of food approved for irradiation. ||