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Do the free radicals or radiolytic products, which are produced during radiation processing, affect the safety of food?

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Do the free radicals or radiolytic products, which are produced during radiation processing, affect the safety of food?

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No. There is no evidence to suggest that free radicals or radiolytic products affect the safety of radiation processed food. This has even been confirmed by much long term multigenerational studies in which laboratory animals were fed radiation processed products exposed up to a dose of 45 kGy.