Research Matters - Sterilising lettuce by radiation

Recent outbreaks of food poisoning in Europe have focused attention again on whether the systems for sterilising fresh vegetables are adequate. Ionising radiation effectively eliminates human pathogens from fresh produce and it can be used for this purpose in the USA.

by Dr Ken Cockshull

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