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Which process slows or halts spoilage due to the growth of pathogens?
Which process slows or halts spoilage due to the growth of pathogens?
- Food sterilization
- Food contamination
- Food irradiation (correct)
- Food preservation
What is one of the applications of food irradiation?
What is one of the applications of food irradiation?
- Flavor enhancement
- Texture improvement
- Sprout inhibition (correct)
- Color preservation
How does food irradiation act on the target organism?
How does food irradiation act on the target organism?
- By inhibiting the target organism's cell division
- By increasing the target organism's ability to reproduce
- By causing the target organism to become radioactive
- By damaging the target organism's DNA beyond repair (correct)
What happens to the target organism at high enough doses of irradiation?
What happens to the target organism at high enough doses of irradiation?
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Why is there controversy in the application of irradiation?
Why is there controversy in the application of irradiation?
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