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Originally Posted by Dane_in_LA
So, your last link states that all food will be irradiated at the end of 2009. Care to make a small gentlemanly wager on whether that prediction comes true?
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not sure if it will be ALL, but here are some links
Consumer Information
The Food and Drug Administration has approved irradiation of meat and poultry and allows its use for a variety of other foods, including fresh fruits and vegetables, and spices. The agency determined that the process is safe and effective in decreasing or eliminating harmful bacteria.
Consumer Information
FDA Unleashes Mass Irradiation of Spinach, Lettuce and Other Vegetables
Friday, August 22, 2008 by: Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
NaturalNews) The FDA has announced that beginning today, spinach and lettuce sold across the United States may now be irradiated before it reaches grocery store shelves.
FDA Unleashes Mass Irradiation of Spinach, Lettuce and Other Vegetables by Mike Adams the Health Ranger
FDA proposes softening irradiated food labels
Posted 4/4/2007 10:37 AM |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government proposed Tuesday relaxing its rules on labeling of irradiated foods and suggested it may allow some products zapped with radiation to be called "pasteurized."
The Food and Drug Administration said the proposed rule would require companies to label irradiated food only when the radiation treatment causes a material change to the product. Examples includes changes to the taste, texture, smell or shelf life of a food, which would be flagged in the new labeling.
FDA proposes softening irradiated food labels - USATODAY.com
The US allows this process in:
fresh meat and poultry
wheat, wheat powder
white potatoes
fresh shell eggs
fresh produce
many spices and dry vegetable seasonings
and recently, lettuce has been added to the list.
Canada currently permits irradiation in:
potatoes and onions
wheat, flour, whole wheat flour
and spices
Health Canada is proposing to expand the allowable foods to include:
fresh and frozen ground beef and poultry
prepackaged fresh, frozen, prepared and dried shrimp and prawns
and mangoes
New report on the status of Food Irradiation around the world
U.S. advocacy group, Food & Water Watch have released a new report "Food Irradiation Around the World". Download your copy [
http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/foo...n-status-2006]
Some excerpts from the report:
- In February 2006, AEA Technology (AEAT), a company that was formerly part of the UK Atomic Energy Authority, was found guilty of a series of failings that led to a Cobalt- 60 transportation incident two years ago.
- In Ireland, 14 samples of noodles tested positive for irradiated ingredients. None of them were labeled.
- The EU has placed on ban on further irradiation approvals due to scientific research questioning the safety of some chemicals formed when food is exposed to radiation.