How Does Food Irradiation Work. Crustaceans eg lobster shrimp and crab Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. Irradiation treatment costs and how these generalized costs might vary with plant size.
Watch this short educational video to hear a food producer explain why they irradiate spices and see a irradiator at work. Irradiation makes it possible to keep food longer and in better condition. Food irradiation is a preservation technique using ionizing radiation to lengthen shelf-life of fresh foods and vegetables postpone microbial spoilage reduce occurrence of foodborne contamination and prevent infestation by insects WHO 1988.
During this procedure the food is exposed to doses of ionising energy or radiation.
Computerized logic controllers control the speed of a conveyor so that the product on the conveyor passes under the beam for a specified amount of time. Irradiation damages food by breaking up molecules and creating free radicals. Crustaceans eg lobster shrimp and crab Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. Food is irradiated to make it safer and more resistant to spoilage.