New fears for food irradiation-promise or threat? /
New fears for food irradiation-promise or threat? / [videorecording] :
Irradiation-promise or threat?
production of Cambridge Educational.
- Lawrenceville, NJ : Cambridge Educational, 2006.
- 1 videodics (19 min) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Title from container.
Director and producer, Gayle Friedman. Director and producer, Gayle Friedman.
The U.S. government has given its stamp of approval to irradiation as a way of killing food-borne bacteria, germs, and parasites. If irradiated food is considered safe enough to give to immune-compromised patients in hospitals and astronauts in space, why is the practice of food irradiation so controversial? This program offers a balanced look at this important method of food purification as it explains how X-rays, electron beams, and gamma radiation are used to sterilize food; identifies watchdog groups₇the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Medical Association, and others₇that keep an eye on the effectiveness and safety of irradiation technology; and presents the concerns of food irradiation opponents.
DVD format.
RM388.13
Foodborne diseases.
Food Irradiation.
Title from container.
Director and producer, Gayle Friedman. Director and producer, Gayle Friedman.
The U.S. government has given its stamp of approval to irradiation as a way of killing food-borne bacteria, germs, and parasites. If irradiated food is considered safe enough to give to immune-compromised patients in hospitals and astronauts in space, why is the practice of food irradiation so controversial? This program offers a balanced look at this important method of food purification as it explains how X-rays, electron beams, and gamma radiation are used to sterilize food; identifies watchdog groups₇the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Medical Association, and others₇that keep an eye on the effectiveness and safety of irradiation technology; and presents the concerns of food irradiation opponents.
DVD format.
RM388.13
Foodborne diseases.
Food Irradiation.