Isn irradiation safer than using chemicals?
It is true that pesticides, herbicides and fungicides carry varying levels of risk to humans and the environment. However, this does not mean we should overlook the human and environmental risks of food irradiation. There are some really positive trends happening in some sectors of agriculture, for example, integrated pest management which reduces the use of agricultural chemicals is an important step forward. The costs of having a safe food supply are initially high but because they are environmentally sustainable they will prove far more beneficial to the public in the long term.
