How can irradiation of certain high-risk foods, such as ground beef, be used most effectively?
Some organizations disagree with the necessity of pasteurization and irradiation for food safety. An argument against pasteurization is found here. The Organic Consumers Organization opposes food irradiation. In addition, some believe that raw and “live” food is healthier. Scathing critiques of the food industry, such as Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation, have blamed cases of foodborne illness on the very way in which factory farms are set up.
