There are a number of concerns regarding the safety of irradiation. In the first place many members of the public are ill informed about the nature of radioactivity and are unsure if food which has been irradiated may itself be made radioactive.

• 人们很关注辐照的安全性。首先,许多公众在对放射性的本质的认识上被误导了并且怀疑经过辐照处理的食物本身可能具有了放射性。