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From: mather@uicsl.UUCP
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Subject: Re: irradiated food - (nf)
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Date: Wed, 22-Feb-84 02:47:00 EDT
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uicsl!mather    Feb 22 10:47:00 1984


I saw on Good Morning America that the FDA has approved the irradiation
of many foods (mostly fruits and vegetables). Irradiated food has been
around for a long time in other countries, but the safety has been in
question, until recently. The FDA has determined that irradiated food
is safe to eat (probably SAFER!) and will not even require labels on the
food saying that it has been irradiated. They showed an irradiated steak
that was sealed in a metal pouch for months. It looked OK to me, but then
I didn't taste it!

My father (a PhD in food science) tells me that irradiated milk is also
common, though less used in the United States (I don't know why, and didn't
ask him. I think it has to do with wanting to keep some bacterium alive
(the good guys) and killing the bad bacterium, but irradiation wipes out
everything.)

We are all sure to hear screams of 'cancer' from the public, no matter
what results are published. It never fails.
						B.C.Mather
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