Re: Food irradiation

["Michael S Ford" <MFORD@pantex.com>]

Jim,

I think my children's immune systems prefer free radicals to E coli any day.

Also, you'll find that many of the so-called third world countries are ahead of the US in the area of food irradiation.

If you want accurate information on food and nutrition, the health food store is not the bastion of science you may think it to be.  There's just as much "promotion" as there is anywhere else.  More importantly, the "organic growers turned health experts" play fast and loose with the facts —- much like your complaints with the "pro-nuke" folks (although not well substantiated on your part).

Have a great day,
v/r
Michael
TRAB
mford@pantex.com 

>>> Magnu96196@aol.com wrote on 02 Apr 00 12:08:05 PM >>>

Unfortunately, somebody is not telling things exactly.

Irradiation does produce radiolysis products in foods----------this means 
free radicals of many types that do alter the food to an extent.  ....

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