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The benefits of food irradiation to the public health have been described extensively by organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the U.S. and the World Health Organization. The American Medical Association and the American Dietetic Association have both endorsed the irradiation process. Yet the potential health benefits of irradiation are unknown to many consumers and food industry representatives who are wary of irradiated foods due to myth-information from "consumer-advocate" groups.
"Food Irradiation Research and Technology" presents the latest scientific findings of researchers at the leading edge of food irradiation. In this book, experts from industry, government, and academia:
define the basic principles of irradiation and the public health benefits of irradiation;
describe advances in irradiation technology, detection technology, and radiation dosimetry;
review the regulations pertaining to food irradiation and the toxicological
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