Irradiated Foods

Will irradiating food make people less careful about handling the food?

I would say yes. Because though there should be no difference in the way people handle irradiated food vs non irradiated food, people will think that because the irradiated food is sterilized and almost all the bacteria is gone that they do not need to be as careful and hygenic in the way the handle the food. However, this is not true, irradiated food can still become contaminated. And the amount of radiation will not kill all the harmful and dangerous organisms in the food, it is still necessary to good it propery before you eat it (especially meat and eggs.)
So i think that when companies label irradiated foods they should also give warnings about th way that you still need to/should handle the food. Because, yes, people who understand what irradiated food is are probably more likely to be more careless while handling irradiated foods.
Pros and cons of irradiated food: Pros:
- Healthy way of sterilizing food.
- Can kill and reduce the number/amount of dangerous organisms in food (90-99%)
- Helps foods be stored longer/ last for longer thus decreasing famine and prices seeing as not as much food is needed to be bought.
- Works as an alternative to fumigation
Cons:

- Irradiation ca destroy up to 95% of the vitamins and minerals that are essential to our bodies
- Irradiation doesn't necessarily get rid of all the bad things in food.
- Some people don't always treat irradiated food with as much caution (while handling) as they should. (see paragraph above.)

Statement: I think that irradiation should not be encouraged but it shouldn't be banned. I think that it is working as a step to creating a technology that does similar things that everyone benefits from.