| ▲ | matthew_wilson 2 days ago |
| Apologies if this was in a prior thread but detection and washing are irrelevant when the parasite is dead. How Food Irradiation Works https://www.cdc.gov/radiation-health/food-irradiation/index.... https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?... |
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| ▲ | hattmall 2 days ago | parent | next [-] |
| Irradiating enough to kill cyclospora oocysts would ruin the lettuce though. |
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| ▲ | NetMageSCW a day ago | parent | next [-] | | It seems the studies that have been done indicate pretty high dosages required for noticeable damage to occur and that even then it can be minimized with packaging changes and care: https://staging.billmarler.com/blog/pros-and-cons-of-commerc... At the 1.0 kGy level required to effect Cyclospora, little difference was noticed in lettuce packaged in MAP instead of air, but some browning in air. | |
| ▲ | euroderf a day ago | parent | prev [-] | | Food irradiation is a topic with depth. Spices are irradiated like crazy because there's no nutrition to nuke and they are insect fodder. Irradiation can be a continuum across food types. I'll bet a heavily nuked Pringle is indistinguishable from an unnuked Pringle except perhaps for improved phosphorescence. |
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| ▲ | LargoLasskhyfv a day ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| There is 'cold plasma': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonthermal_plasma |
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| ▲ | KetoManx64 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] |
| > The process is safe and effective. What interesting phrasing. |