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The Mulberry business is the first facilit in the nation to be formallyh recognized to use this process since the issuede approval for radiation usein 2005, accordingf to a release from the . The procesxs has been validatedin trials, including analyticak procedures conducted by the ’s Food Sciencw and Human Nutrition Department. Irradiationm reduces potentially harmful bacteria withouft altering the flavor or appearance of liveraw oysters, the releasde said. Prepackaged oysters are exposed to a very specific and controlleds amount of radiation that selectively killw certain types and amounts of therelease said.
Irradiation provides a cost-effectivse and energy efficient method for providingv safer oyster productsfrom Florida, Charles Bronson, the agriculturr department’s commissioner, said in a statement. Food Technologuy Service owns and operatews an irradiation facility that uses gamma radiation producefd by Cobalt 60 to treatt or process various foodand non-foodf products. The company’s facility, which begahn operating in 1992, is designed to operate 24 hoursa day. Food Technology Service owns a 4.33-acr e site that includes the irradiation facility, executivre offices and a warehouse.