However it is possible that some micro-organisms which normally cause food to smell or taste bad before it has become unsafe may be destroyed more effectively by irradiation than those which are hazardous to health.

• 然而,这种情况是可能的,即比起其它一些对健康有害的方法,辐照可更有效地杀死一些通常使得食物在变得不安全前就已变味了的微生物。