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Food irradiation can be an effective way to reduce the incidence of foodborne disease. Information found by clicking on the links below can help you better understand the use of radiation in the production of food.

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA):
  • FDA Regulation 21CFR179.25 — General provisions for food irradiation
  • Irradiated Food & Packaging
  • www.FoodSafety.gov Irradiation Links Page
    
    
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA):
  • Irradiation Resources
    • USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
  
  
• U.S. General Accounting Office (now U.S. Goverment Accountability Office):
  • Food Irradiation: Available Research Indicates That Benefits Outweigh Risks
    
    
• Health Physics Society:
  • Food Irradiation — Position Statement of the Health Physics Society
    
    
• U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA):
  • Facts About Food Irradiation
    
  • Irradiation for Food Safety
    
    
• Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture:
  • A joint program of:
    • IAEA
         and
    • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
  • Food and Environmental Protection webpage