title: Irradiation of food--helping to ensure food safety.
authors.forename: Donald W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Thayer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D005514:Food Irradiation / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology / Q000528:radiation effects; D011200:Poultry / Q000382:microbiology; D011829:Radiation Dosage