Fwd:New York Times - Red Meat Irradiation Rules

[elizabeth_algutifan@wssrap-host.wssrap.com]

Would anyone care to comment on this statement? 

Elizabeth Algutifan
Elizabeth_Algutifan@wssrap-host.wssrap.com

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Subject:    New York Times - Red Meat Irradiation Rules 
Author: <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Date:       2/12/99 7:08 AM

>But its lasting efficacy is being debated. Ms. Foreman, who says there
>is a place for irradiated foods in nursing homes and hospitals, warns
>that "in the long run, years out, bacteria are likely to develop
>resistance to irradiation," just as they have to one antibiotic after
>another.
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