* Establish a documentation system to support the controls on the
food irradiation process.
Food irradiation is also a solution for a nuclear industry plagued by bomb test ban treaties and the recent surge in public concern about the safety of nuclear power.
Food irradiation is being pushed by industry; they aren't doing it for our benefit, but for their bottom lines.
San Diego-based
food irradiation provider Surebeam had declared bankruptcy, closing four plants nationwide and making it difficult for companies like Omaha Steaks who wanted ground beef irradiated to find a local provider.
The Center for Food Safety reviewed studies on
food irradiation published in scientific journals.
The controversy around
food irradiation boils down to struggles over acceptable health risks and the type of food system we want to encourage.
In 1981, research programs for
food irradiation were transferred from the U.S.
Food irradiation is a proven, beneficial method of improving the safety of the food supply and poses no human health threat.
In response to an increased use of
food irradiation technology in Australia the public interest group
Food Irradiation Watch is organising a speaking tour of east coast centres to highlight the risks and impacts of this controversial technique.
Over 40 years of research on
food irradiation has found that foods exposed to low levels of irradiation are safe, wholesome, and retain their quality.
I haven't heard much about
food irradiation lately.