Research funded in part by the CDC has shown that food irradiation could reduce the number of foodborne outbreaks caused by pathogens. For the project, researchers looked at 2,153 foodborne outbreaks ...

Food Irradiation is still a contentious issue for consumers and food processors alike, despite its many benefits for food safety. As in Europe, the food industry in the US has never embraced the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We've irradiated food to make it safer for over a century. That doesn't mean it's always a good thing, though. Authorities ...

Con la marca Atomik y una certificación de libre de radiactividad, el licor artesanal forma parte de un plan para resucitar la agricultura de la región y ayudar a los residentes que viven cerca del ...

This article is the twelfth in a continuing series excerpted from the book Smoke or Steam? A Guide to Environmental, Regulatory, and Food Safety Concerns, by Samuel Aldrich, adapted and serialized by ...

Mark Bittman, noted Minimalist and food-policy writer for the New York Times and New York Times Magazine wrote an article last year about irradiated food. He says we are in the midst of a "food crisis ...

WASHINGTON — The Grocery Manufacturers Association has published "Food Irradiation: A Guide for Consumers, Policy Makers and the Media," to better inform all stakeholders about the process. The ...

An application has been made to amend food irradiation rules in Australia. The proposal seeks to increase the maximum permitted energy level of machines generating X-rays for irradiating food from 5 ...

The Department of Agriculture yesterday lifted its prohibition on irradiated ground beef in the national school lunch program, giving local school districts the option of ordering meat decontaminated ...

After some years of relative calm, the controversial issue of irradiation is moving back on to the agenda of the world food industry. Alan Osborn explains why, and predicts the outcome of debate ...

How do the potatoes in that sack keep from sprouting on their long trip from the field to the produce section? Why don’t the apples spoil? To an extent, the answer lies in varying amounts of ...