I'd like to introduce Dr. Rebecca Pike who has led our recent efforts. My results show that bacteria are effectively killed by this process, but the meat remains safe to eat. No, not at all. The basic process involves passing high energy electromagnetic radiation called gamma rays through the food. Most of the gamma rays pass through the food without interacting with it.
Enough photons interact with the matter, however, to break bonds within the molecules.
In fact, Syracuse University's food service just banned irradiated food. However, the scientific facts are clear. Irradiating the food leaves no traces of radioactivity. My research with beef has indicated no increased free radical production over normal aged beef. The process has been endorsed by the UN World Health Organization and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.