Food irradiation: unresolved issues.
Food-associated diarrheal disease is a major problem in the United States. One approach offered as virtually a panacea is food irradiation. Irradiating our food would have some unequivocal benefits, but there are some important unresolved issues that must be addressed before we commit our society to a technology that could be harmful.
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Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, 30 Bergen St., Newark, NJ 07107, USA. louriado@umdnj.edu
D005514:Food Irradiation; D012306:Risk; D014481:United States