Test yourself on our Burgers Nuke.
Would you eat a fast-food Burger had been “nuked” - exposed to nuclear radiation to kill pathogens like salmonella? Maybe you just made. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave the green light for the irradiation of beef and other meat products. The FDA says that the technology is safe and effective, but critical, you invite spectacular is dangerous.
Why radiate? The biggest concern is the rapid increase of microbiological hazards, especially in meat. There are up to 33 million cases of foodborne diseases each year and 9000 deaths. Food poisoning by Escherichia coli 0157: H7 (better known as E. coli) have an impact on up to 20000 people per year.
There are essentially two types of food irradiation: electron beam, which operates a peak flow “weapon” to bomb with foodstuffs of electrons and atomic energy, which promotes the nuclear industry, because that: a), provides for the use of nuclear fuel and abgebrannte b) uses nuclear reactors for the production of cobalt-60.
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