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food irradiation
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food irradiation [′füd i‚rā·dē¦ā·shən]
(food engineering)
The treatment of fresh or processed foods with ionizing radiation that inactivates biological contaminants (insects, molds, parasites, or bacteria), rendering foods safe to consume and extending their storage lifetime.


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Even though furan is found in some irradiated foods that contain a high level of simple sugars and low pH, the levels are generally much lower than those in many thermally processed foods.
Or the processed and irradiated foods like the gristle-ridden bacon we are now forced to eat?
They are not found in cooked, refined or irradiated foods that destroy enzymes.
 
 
 
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