RE: Indian Scientists Use Radiation to Cure Flatulence

[Jack_Earley@RL.GOV]

My understanding is that much of the hospital food is also irradiated since

many patients can't handle the bacteria normally present in our consumption.

And apparently in Chicago, where irradiated produce (strawberries) is put

next to unirradiated produce, and labeled accordingly, the irradiated food

goes first--consumers know it will stay fresh longer.



Jack Earley

Radiological Engineer





-----Original Message-----

From: maury [mailto:maury@WEBTEXAS.COM]

Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 4:15 AM

To: Radiation Safety

Subject: Re: Indian Scientists Use Radiation to Cure Flatulence





Is it not the case that the astronauts have been eating artificially

irradiated foods throughout the existence of the US space program?

Similarly, my understanding is that a wide variety of spices and seasonings

are irradiated to kills insects and otherwise ensure the sterility of these

foodstuffs which are commonly used in the US. I'm anxious to see the

appearance of irradiated meats and other foods in the

Dallas-Ft. Worth area.  All flatulence aside ....

Cheers,

Maury maury@webtexas.com

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BLHamrick@AOL.COM wrote:



> In a message dated Fri, 29 Mar 2002  4:51:09 PM Eastern Standard Time,

Norman Cohen <ncohen12@comcast.net> writes:

>

> <<I have not made up my mind about food irradiation, though I would tend

to oppose it for now. I'd like long term studies looking at what might

happen if one ate irrdadiated food continually over many years. >>

>

> Just FYI, we have been eating irradiated food continually over several

million years.  All our food is irradiated.  Now, if you're saying, "but

that's different, because that's at low doses and low dose-rates, and can't

be compared to the high doses and high dose-rates in food irradiation," I



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