Irradiated Food
Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary
Irradiated Food is a other — Food showered with ionizing radiation beams to kill bacteria
What it does
Food showered with ionizing radiation beams to kill bacteria
Where you'll see it
Various foods up to 1 kilogray
What the research says
Hotly debated: nutrient destruction, possible radiation products that may cause genetic damage.
Regulatory status
- Notes: FDA requires labeling and international logo
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): is irradiation less dangerous than some of the other chemicals added to foods as preservatives? These questions are being hotly debated