Irradiation: A Safe Measure for Safer Food Consumers beware! Are you afraid of the food on your plate? Well you should be if the hidden enemies lurking on your food have not been eradicated. "The threat is dangerous food-borne microorganisms that are tasteless, odorless, and invisible to the naked eye."(Acheson 1) Fortunately, forty years of research have proven that irradiation is a safe and effective method of killing bacteria and other disease causing microorganisms in …showed first 75 words of 1993 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1993 total…Service. Ten Most Commonly Asked Questions About Food Irradiation. Washington, D.C. August, 1993. United States Department of Agriculture. Food and Drug Administration. Food Irradiation: A Safe Measure. [Online] Available http://www.fda.gov/opacom/ catalog/irradbro.html, January. 2000. United States. General Accounting Office. Food Irradiation Available Research Indicates. that Benefits Outweigh Risks. Washington, D.C.:GAO 2000 What is the actual process of irradiation. [Online] Available http://www.calc.gov/ ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/foodirradiation.htm, September 29, 1996.