Negligible Levels of Trans Fatty Acids Rise in Ground Beef and Frankfurters as Irradiation Doses Increase
Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 14:35
in Health & Medicine
Irradiation at higher doses caused a small but statistically significant increase in artery-clogging trans fatty acids in ground beef and frankfurters, according to a study presented in the March Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists.
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