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Article: Try Our Nukeburgers.(radiation preservation of food)
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- E Magazine
- Article date:
- July 1, 2000
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GREEN LIVING WITH THE EARTH IN MIND
Meat Irradiation Gets the Green Light. But Is It Safe?
Would you eat a fast-food burger that had been "nuked"--exposed to nuclear radiation in order to kill pathogens such as salmonella? Maybe you just did. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the green light to the irradiation of beef and other meat products. The FDA claims the technology is safe and effective, but critics charge it is spectacularly dangerous.
Why irradiate? The main concern is the rapid increase in microbiological hazards, especially in meat. There are up to 33 million cases of food-related illnesses each year, and 9,000 ...