Using Irradiation to Make Food Safer for Consumers
In the world today, there is a limited access to fresh and uncontaminated food. Gunjan Sihna, of Popular Science, reports that "The U. S. Centers of Disease Control estimates 6.5 million confirmed cases and more than 25 million additional unreported incidents of food poisoning each year" (65). For example, with seventy-five percent of the chicken in Europe and sixty percent of the chicken in the United States infected, salmonella is a serious problem ("Food Irradiation"). The United States reports about two million cases of salmonella per year, costing an estimated 2.44 billion dollars. "All creatures carry thousands of different bacteria in their bodies, yet most of these microbes are harmless or even beneficial," says Sinha (65). Unfortunately, there are still many bacteria that cause problems for humans. For example, E. coli is usually found in the gut of cows. Although most people do not eat this part of the cow, the beef may sometimes be cross-contaminated if the intestines are accidentally split during slaughter. Steps are needed to minimize the risk of food contamination on the world's population. Irradiation should be used to kill pathogens and extend the shelf life of food.
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Approximate Word count = 2386
Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page double spaced)
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