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The process where [[food]]s, such as [[poultry]], red [[meat]], spices, and fruits and vegetables, are subjected to small amounts of radiant energy including gamma rays, electron beams, and x-rays in amounts approved by the Food and Drug Administration. USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service oversees the irradiation of [[meat]] and [[poultry]].

'''Irradiation''' is the process where [[food]]s, such as [[poultry]], red [[meat]], spices, and fruits and vegetables, are subjected to small amounts of radiant energy including [[gamma ray]]s, [[electron beams]], and [[x-rays]] in amounts approved by the [[Food and Drug Administration]]. USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service oversees the irradiation of [[meat]] and [[poultry]].

 

==References==

==References==

[http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Help/A-Z_Index/index.asp USDA Index]

[http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Help/A-Z_Index/index.asp USDA Index]

[[Category:United States Government Word Definitions]]

 

[[Category:Food Terms]]