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. 
<br/><br/> Title from container. 
<br/><br/>Director and producer, Gayle Friedman.  Director and producer, Gayle Friedman. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD format. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label> RM388.13 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Foodborne diseases.<br/>Food Irradiation.