2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
Many domestic producers and traders store food for a longer period of time after they have been irradiated with ionizing radiation, which stops their natural spoilage.
Many foods are exposed to this radiation in order to destroy the pathogens that cause food mold in the beginning.
This can extend the shelf life of goods, but worries consumers about the safety of the food they buy.
Ionizing radiation is used in most fruits and vegetables, dry spices, herbal teas, flour, beans, lentils, rice, nuts, coffee, local products, fish and seafood.
Vegetables are irradiated during germination to protect them from insect pests. Potatoes and various types of onions are most often exposed to such radiation.
Food experts believe that such an effect should be noted on food, although studies show that radiation has no harmful effects on the body.
The fact that food is irradiated does not mean that it is contaminated or radioactive, experts reassure. Although the procedure sounds quite scary, the consumption of such foods is harmless, as the main purpose of radiation is to repel pests and bacteria.
Ionizing radiation is applied through X-rays, which can even clean products. The technology with which it is applied is very expensive.
In the United States, this practice has existed for years, and through this technology processed meat can last up to 5 years without spoiling in refrigerated conditions. Proponents of this technology say it does not throw away food.
Due to the rotting strawberries in recent years, this technology has entered Bulgaria. From time to time chicken meat passes through the ionizing radiation.
At higher doses of radiation, foods can lose their useful vitamins.
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