Question: Why do we irradiate food?
Answer: Basically aimed to insect desinfestation, increase shelf life and bacterial pathogen reduction and for the safety of your food.

Question: Does Acelétron use radioactive material to irradiate?
Answer: NO. The electron-beam process in Acelétron is a kind of radiant energy that uses electric power only, which is the same utilized by microwave ovens or by television. There is no use of radioactive material and there is no radioactive waste.

Question: Does irradiation make food radioactive?
Answer: No. During the irradiation process, food moves through an energy field, but never touches the energy source and does not become radioactive. The amount of energy and type of radiation used to irradiate food is enough to kill foodborne bacteria, but it does not make the food radioactive, just as luggage does not become radioactive after passing through a security checkpoint at the airport.

Question: How do we know irradiated food is safe?
Answer: Food irradiation in Brazil is regulated by ANVISA Resolution RDC nº 21, issued on the January 26, 2001. Having been the object of more than 50 thousands of scientific studies published in Brazil and world abroad and investigated along more than 40 years, this process has been more researched than freezing, canning and has been approved by more than 42 countries worldwide.