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Re: Food Irradiation additive

To: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
Subject: Re: Food Irradiation additive
From: alanjack@umich.edu
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 96 15:10:48 -0400
In-Reply-To: Your message <9602221717.AA06448@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>of Thu, 22 Feb 96 12:51:42 -0600

Randy Ross/Radsafe,

I'll have to disagree.  The samples will not keep excess electrons.
Extra electrons will be removed by static discharges.  Since all
elecrons are identical, no additive is included.  The irradiated
material may have different chemical properties but so does cooked (eg.
processed) food.

-Alan Jackson alanjack@umich.edu  

>   Suppose for a minute that not all food intended for
>   radiation is to be irradiated with gamma rays. Suppose
>   it is to be irradiated with high energy electrons from
>   an accelerator. One is adding mass so it is an additive
>   not a process.

References:
- Food Irradiation additive
  - From: "Randy Ross" <RNROSS@BCSC02.GOV.BC.CA>

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