During germination of brown rice, there were a large number of microorganism growths, resulting in food safety risk. The present paper investigates the effect of ultraviolet radiation ( UV ) on the bacterial count in germinated brown rice. The germinating brown rice was treated with UV ( 30 W, 3 min, at a distance of 25 cm ) every 6 h, from 24 h to 48 h, resulting in a distinct decrease of bacterial count ( 〈 105 cfu/g ), and the germinating rate did not decrease remarkable, the content of G...