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Article: A bug-zapper for food; Many health experts say irradiation is not only safe but needed.(NEWS)

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April 7, 1999
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Salmonella. Listeria. E. coli. Campylobacter.

If there were a most-wanted list of culprits causing gastric distress and worse, these bacteria, or "bugs," would top it. Each year, they sicken millions and kill thousands of people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And during this decade, they've been responsible for some of the biggest and deadliest outbreaks of foodborne illness in U.S. history.

But if these bugs are the supercriminals of food safety, many experts believe there's a supercop available - irradiation - to stop these and other perpetrators. Approved by the federal government for use in a variety of foods, ...

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