Re: Food Irradiation

[avest@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Albert Lee Vest)]

>	1. The FDA says that one of two labels must be on irradiated food
>		a. Treated with Radiation
>		b. Treated by Irradiation.
>Is it just that one might 
>be more pleasing to the ear than the other? (as my colleagues have 
>suggested?)  ... which one would you choose?
>

Entering layperson mode...

I would definitely choose b. over a.

Not-A: Many people think "radiation" and "radioactivity" are synonymous.
Anything "treated with radiation" might still have some activity in it.

B: As irrelevant is the opposite of relevant, irradiation sounds like it
might be the opposite of radiation.  That's got to make the food safer, right?

Leaving layperson mode...

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