Foods are exposed to a specific dose of radiation which does not make the foods radioactive. There have been no sign of toxicology or safety issues by irradiating food products. Currently the Food and Drug Administration regulates food irradiation. Types of radiation, duration of exposure and dosage are highly regulated. Any foods that have been irradiated must contain the irradiation symbol on the package. When molecules absorb ionizing energy, they become reactive and form ions or free radicals that react to form stable radiolytic products (Woods and Pikaev, 1994). The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) estimated that a dose of 1 kGy would break fewer than 10 chemical bonds for every ten million bonds present, an extremely
