1.   The food was irradiated to kill any germs.

2.   A. The FDA does not irradiate or require imported food to be irradiated.

3.   His company built an irradiation plant, but it remains the only one in the U.S. built solely to irradiate food.

4.   His plant remains the only one in the nation built solely to irradiate food.

5.   In addition to ion beams, equipment used to irradiate food, sterilizing gases and X-rays can all do the job, according to product sterilization consultants.

6.   Restaurants, however, do not have to notify diners that food has been irradiated.

7.   Technology to irradiate foods has been around for decades.

8.   The government requires that labels specify when food has been irradiated.

9.   The required sign announcing that the food has been irradiated is no deterrent to many Carrot Top customers.

10.   Also, DeWaal said consumers want to know whether food has been irradiated.