Re: Food irradiation---do seeds sprout? Did that denature the

["D. Kosloff" <dkosloff@ncweb.com>]

I do say all that, whenever I can think of an excuse to.  I believe raw milk
is still available at "health food" stores and certainly if you have a cow
or goat you can get it directly.   Except the thing about the third world
country if you want to come back to the US.

Don Kosloff dkosloff@ncweb.com
2910 Main St. Perry OH 44081

Don Kosloff dkosloff@ncweb.com
----- Original Message -----
From: ruth_weiner <ruth_weiner@email.msn.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2000 11:39 PM
Subject: Re: Food irradiation---do seeds sprout? Did that denature the


> You might as well say that people who don't want to drink pasteurized milk
> shouldn't have to.  And people who want to eat raw pork chops should go
> right ahead.  And why should we have motorcycle helmet laws and seat belt
> laws?  If people want to take the risk, why not? Why get shots before you
go
> to a third world country?  Why drink bottled water on Italian trains?
etc.
>
> Ruth F. Weiner, Ph. D.
> 7336 Lew Wallace NE
> Albuquerque, NM
> 505-856-5011
> fax 505-856-5564
> ruth_weiner@msn.com
>
> From: D. Kosloff <dkosloff@ncweb.com>

> >People who do not want to eat artificially irradiated food should not.
It
> >is unlikely that the entire food supply would be artifically irradiated.
> It
> >is impossible that all exposure to harmful organisms could be stopped by
> the
> >use of radiation on food.


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