Question

There have been certain objectives against food preservation by irradiations. These are:

• A. irradiated food may itself become radioactive
• B. irradiation can destroy the the nutrients such as vitamins and amino acids
• C. ionising radiation produces reactive species such as the hydroxyl radical which then react with organic molecules to produce potentially harmful substances.
• D. irradiated food may be much costlier

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C)

The correct options are
A irradiated food may itself become radioactive
B irradiation can destroy the the nutrients such as vitamins and amino acids
C ionising radiation produces reactive species such as the hydroxyl radical which then react with organic molecules to produce potentially harmful substances.

There have been certain objectives against food preservation by irradiations. These are as follows:

(A) Irradiated food may itself become radioactive.

(B) Irradiation can destroy the the nutrients such as vitamins and amino acids.

(C) Ionizing radiation produces reactive species such as the hydroxyl radical which then react with organic molecules to produce potentially harmful substances.

Due to these, the irradiated food may become unsafe for consumption. Due to this, the drawbacks may outweigh the benefits of food irradiation.

Irradiated food may not be much costlier.