Electric Wheelchair and Scooter ReviewsWritten by Maricon Williams
Know what you want before you look for an Electric Wheelchair or Scooter Different Electrical Wheelchairs and Electric Scooters are available, finding one that suits your needs shouldn’t be too difficult. Remember to know what you want before you start looking for your Electric Wheelchair / Scooter.With so many different machines available, finding one that suits your needs shouldn’t be too difficult. Remember to know what you want before you start shopping otherwise, you’ll be overwhelmed with options! Be sure to look for a versatile machine that will enable you all things that you need from your Electric Scooter / Wheelchair. Most online Electric Wheelchair & Electric Scooter stores offer a large selection of both manual and powered wheelchairs and have experienced staff members which will be more than happy to assist you in selection and fitting of correct chair to meet your individual requirements. Electric Wheelchair 80% to 100% towards cost You can select Electric Scooters & Electric Wheelchairs lifts from Sunrise Medical and Pride medical products. Select from latest in high quality, latest controls, highly maneuverable, light weight and extreme strength wheelchairs. Your existing insurance may cover 80% to 100% towards cost of your scooter or chair. Online Wheelchair stores offer a total line of wheelchair and equipment services including new chair specification/fitting, preparation, installation of adaptive equipment for control and comfort as well as preventative and routine maintenance. If you have questions about availability, financing, leasing, delivery or options online support teams could answer all you questions. Electrical Wheelchair Emergency repair service you need In addition to new, used and rental powered and manual Electric wheelchairs some of online stores have as well trained and experienced repair and maintenance staff member ready to provide either routine preventative or emergency repair service you need, loaner chairs are available. In Addition you could find places with a large inventory of spare parts including tires, cushions and batteries.
| | Irradiation as a Preservative: Is It SafeWritten by Loring A. Windblad
After many long years of research into safety and feasibility of food irradiation, it is a preservation method whose "time may have come." The method is comparable to traditional food preservation methods such as canning, freezing and fumigation, albeit with some advantages. Food irradiation can be made safe and effective by carefully controlling radiation dose. Both Canada and U.S. have established strict regulations for all aspects of food irradiation - from design of irradiation facilities to type and source of radiation and dosage used - to ensure that foods preserved by irradiation remain wholesome and safe to eat. Irradiated foods offered for sale must be labeled according to Canadian Food and Drug Act, and are allowed only a specified radiation dose. How is food irradiation done? The food to be irradiated is exposed to eletromagnetic energy from radioactive cobalt-60. The gamma-rays emitted by cobalt-60 are absorbed by food, effectively destroying microorganisms, killing insects and hindering sprouting. In practice, a conveyor system moves food to be irradiated through a chamber containing radiation source. The amount of ionizing energy absorbed by any particular food depends on its distance from source and time of exposure and is carefully controlled so that food remains wholesome, with no changes to its taste, colour or appearance. Some benefits of food irradiation Radiation can considerably extend shelf life of foods by reducing or killing spoilage microorganisms - such as bacteria, molds and fungi. For instance, irradiation destroys microorganisms such as Salmonella and Campylobacter particularly rampant in meat, poultry and seafood. It also kills insects in grains and spices, and hinders undesirable sprouting of vegetables such as potatoes, onions and garlic lengthening their use for public consumption. But, while irradiation destroys microorganisms, it does not usually destroy bacterial spores (for instance botulinum spores). Therefore, proper food handling guidelines remain mandatory. One distinct advantage of food irradiation over more traditional methods of food processing is a longer shelf life for fresh foods, allowing wider distribution of high-quality, nondecaying fruits and vegetables. For example, irradiation can prolong shelf life of strawbernes for up to 15 days. It can also extend shelf life of various frozen foods. Given current ban on several health-damaging chemical fumigants, insecticides and fungicides, irradiation is a useful method for facilitating shipment of food products into Canada. But only certain foods are permitted by Health Canada to be irradiated, namely: potatoes, onions, wheat flour, whole wheat flour, whole or ground spices and seasonings.
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