Irradiation in Food

Food borne illnesses increase dramatically every year, causing death and financial waste in their wake (Shea N.P). Irradiation is the solution but skeptic criticism is implanting fear in the minds of uninformed consumers, consequently preventing the mountains of advantage this new technology has to offer. Skeptics would wait for thousands of so-called “new” studies to tell us the same thing the old studies told us rather than save lives now. In this paper I …showed first 75 words of 835 total…

…showed last 75 words of 835 total…irradiation safe for food. Food irradiation is a new technology that can save thousands of lives. Like all new scientific advancements, skeptics fear it even though no proof exists for those fears. Irradiation is a highly regulated technology that people should not be afraid of. They should instead realize it’s our greatest weapon against food borne illnesses. How many more people have to die before we all embrace the life saving technology of irradiation?