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 ...

Congratulations to Canada for approving the use of irradiation to help prevent contamination of ground beef from causing foodborne illness. The process has been approved in the US for a variety of ...

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 ...

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 ...

We've irradiated food to make it safer for over a century. That doesn't mean it's always a good thing, though. Authorities subsequently detected elevated levels of the radioisotope Cesium-137 (Cs-137) ...

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 ...

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 ...

A review has provided evidence that participation in a regional program contributed to changes in policies and the uptake of food irradiation. The report evaluates the impacts of food safety programs ...

Food producers aren't going to be rushing to irradiate our meals anytime soon. Aug. 30, 2008— -- Don't expect to find irradiated spinach and lettuce in your supermarket any time soon, even though ...

We are puzzled by Brad Thom’s Letter to the Editor titled "Food irradiation isn’t a solution that’s good for anyone’’ in the Dec. 28 edition. What we have heard and learned about food irradiation has ...

The recognition and application of irradiation as a sanitary and phytosanitary treatment of food is becoming increasingly important. This report highlights the importance of proper dosimetry systems ...