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Irradiated Food
Irradiated Food
Irradiated Food
Irradiated Food
Irradiated Food

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Irradiated Food Defined

Food subject to brief radioactivity, usually gamma rays, to kill insects, bacteria, and mold, and to permit storage without refrigeration.

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The Basics on the Foodfight Over Irradiation

Published September 5, 2008, 10:53 am, US News & World Report

Should you look for the "radura" symbol?

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Irradiated meat needs 'professional' health backing

Published September 5, 2008, 7:47 am, Meat News

EXCLUSIVE REPORT: MEATPOULTRY.COM recently caught up with Dennis Olson, professor of animal science and director of Iowa State's Linear Accelerator Facility -- one of only two commercial-sized irradiation facilities for food research and demonstration on a U.S. university campus – to get his insights on the current status of ... and future prospects for ... irradiation of U.S. red meat and ...

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Residues in Australian Veges Show Need For Labels

Published August 31, 2008, 6:34 pm, Scoop.co.nz

The discovery of the highly toxic insecticide dimethoate in Australian capsicum labelled as 'Product of New Zealand' in an Auckland Woolworths supermarket, shows the need for mandatory Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL), according to the Soil & Health Association's September Organic NZ magazine.

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Top Scoops

Published August 31, 2008, 5:50 pm, Scoop.co.nz

We are meeting in the midst of a nation brought to the verge of moral, political and material ruin . . . . From the prolific womb of injustice we breed the two great classes -- tramps and millionaires.

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Does 'natural' = 'healthy'?

Published August 31, 2008, 8:28 am, Portsmouth Herald

As evidenced by more and more food labels touting the word "natural," food suppliers have been responding to the trend of consumers looking for ways to improve the nutritional quality of their diets. Consumers are under the impression that foods...

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Is it Mutant or Health Food?

Published August 30, 2008, 7:37 am, ABC News

Food producers aren't going to be rushing to irradiate our meals anytime soon.

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Canada mulls allowing meat irradiation

Published August 29, 2008, 8:10 am, Moldova.org

With an ongoing national outbreak of deli meat contamination, the Canadian government said it is considering allowing meat to be irradiated.This week, as Maple Leaf Foods recalled more than 220 cooked deli products because of a listeriosis outbreak linked to a Toronto plant, the Health Canada agency announced it was considering approving irradiation by early 2009, the Toronto Star reported ...

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Canada mulls allowing meat irradiation

Published August 29, 2008, 7:59 am, UPI

OTTAWA, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- With an ongoing national outbreak of deli meat contamination, the Canadian government said it is considering allowing meat to be irradiated.

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Tue Aug 26

  • FDA Plots to Mislead Consumers Over Irradiated Foods: NaturalNews has learned that the FDA is intentionally plotting to deceive consumers over the labeling of irradiated foods, attempting to eliminate any requirement for informative labeling or replace the word "irradiat ed" with "pasteuri zed."

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Mon Nov 19

  • Radiation-Sinc e When Is It Healthy?: Irradiation used to treat meat exposed to filth, vomit, feces, urine and pus does not work as claimed. Find out what radiation and gama rays actually do to the chemical compounds of food. www.discovery- health.org

Sun Apr 8

  • FR Doc 07-1636: Changing USA labelling rules for irradiated foods | Cambiando las normas de etiquetado de alimentos irradiados en USA

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