Irradiated food?

For Astronauts:

On the moon and in space shuttles, astronauts have preferred food sterilized with radiation over all other types of preserved foods. This process uses radiation to preserve prepackaged food without refrigeration or freezing. It destroys all microorganisms that normally cause spoilage.
Using lower doses of ionizing radiation can lengthen the refrigerated life of fresh fish and chicken for several weeks. Strawberries treated this way can last for about 30 days. Sealed, treated foods can stay on your shelf at room temperature for years, like canned foods.

The process does NOT make the food radioactive. And irradiated foods look and taste like the fresh raw food. Radiation-processed food can reduce worldwide famine, save millions of dollars in spoilage, and stop the need for possibly harmful chemical preservatives. Another important fact to remember about our silent servant -- the Atom.

For Everyone:

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