Question

Statement 1: It is safe to consume radiation stabilized food processed with gamma photons of less than 2.3 M electron volt.

Statement 2: Provisions must be made to limit neutron fluxes in all radiation sources.

(a) True, False

(b) True, True

(c) False, False

(d) False, True

The question was asked in an interview for internship.

This interesting question is from Principles of Food Irradiation-1 topic in portion Principles of Chemical Preservation of Food, Principles of Food Irradiation and Food Quality factors of Food Engineering

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) True, True

For explanation I would say: It is safe to consume radiation stabilized food processed with gamma photons of less than 2.3 M electron volt. Provisions must be made to limit neutron fluxes in all radiation sources.