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Food Irradiation
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Food Irradiation
The use of low levels—e.g., < 1 mrad—of ionizing radiation to retard spoilage, so named as it has the same effect as pasteurisation—i.e., it improves shelf life and inactivates bacteria that cause food spoilage


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Even though furan is found in some irradiated foods that contain a high level of simple sugars and low pH, the levels are generally much lower than those in many thermally processed foods.
Or the processed and irradiated foods like the gristle-ridden bacon we are now forced to eat?
They are not found in cooked, refined or irradiated foods that destroy enzymes.
 
 
 
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