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Food Irradiation: What is It?
Fact sheet about the "radiation of interest in food preservation [which] is ionizing radiation, also known as irradiation." Discussion topics include irradiation compared to pasteurization, regulation, the food irradiation process, approved uses and applications, and nutritional quality. From the Food Safety Project, Iowa State University Extension.
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/irradiation/

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