Food Irradiation Procedure

• Ionising radiation is applied to the meal through gamma rays, a high-energy electron beam, or potent X-rays.

• X-rays and gamma rays are two types of radiation that resemble microwaves in some ways but have significantly greater energy and penetration.

• Like microwaves in a microwave oven, the rays travel through the meal, but the food does not significantly heat up. Food is not radioactive unless it has been exposed to gamma rays. Electricity, which can be turned on or off, creates electron beams and x-rays; radioactive material is unnecessary.

• In both situations, it is possible to eliminate the organisms that cause food to spoil, including insects, mould, and bacteria, some of which are significant sources of food poisoning [3].