Re: Food Irradiation - Consumer Reports

["John Moulder" <jmoulder@post.its.mcw.edu>]

> However, it seems to me that they [CU] have in many instances (ie x-rays, 
> food irradiation) gone beyond skepticism to outright hostility toward 
> the employment of radiation for purposes where the benefits 
> clearly outweigh the risks. 

They also share much of the blame for the mircrowave oven scare in the 70s.

> Maybe it's a reflection of the culture from which their staff is 
> drawn, but it seems to me that someone from HPS, perhaps more specifically
> from the Greater New York Chapter, might creatively have a friendly chat 
> with them. 

It would help if that person was also a CU member.  

The same thought applies to a joint letter, which might have more impact if 
the signers were both radiation safety professionals and CU members.


John Moulder (jmoulder@its.mcw.edu)