Re: Food Irradiationn Question

[Michael Kay <makay@teleport.com>]

Possibly there is a recombination or destruction of free radicals formed during
irradiation. Since there is always some water, and hydroxyl radicals are known to
be formed, this seems to be reasonable. Does anybody have any data on the
recombination times?

Michael A. Kay, ScD, CHMM
makay@teleport.com

Sandy Perle wrote:

> > No effects were seen is the Wheat was stored for 12 weeks after irradiation.
>
> Shawn,
>
> Was there a hypothesis proposed as to why there was no
> observable effect if the wheat were stored for at least 12 weeks
> after irradiation? Not understanding the mechanism involved here, I
> would think that any chemical or physiological changes within the
> wheat would occur and would not be reversible, especially after the
> wheat is already harvested. Any information, or thoughts regarding
> this claim?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sandy Perle
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