RE: Radiation Symbol on Irradiated Food????

["Goff, Tom" <tom.goff@rfets.gov>]

I only got involved in this issue this morning.  I am assuming that FDA will
be using the Radura;  Some one forwarded to me the USDA home page. you may
want to look at this.

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/oa/fr/99-4401.htm

perhaps this will answer the question.  

Tom Goff



> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Franz Schoenhofer [SMTP:schoenho%via.at@inet.rfets.gov]
> Sent:	Monday, March 01, 1999 2:29 PM
> To:	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:	RE: Radiation Symbol on Irradiated Food????
> 
> At 11:38 01.03.1999 -0600, you wrote:
> >Tom,
> >
> >A quick clarification here.  There is a symbol that is used on
> "irradiated"
> >or "treated by radiation" foods that is called the Radura symbol.  I am
> not
> >sure if this is the international symbol, but I think it is.  Has there
> now
> >been a change proposing that the yellow and magenta trifoil is to be
> used??
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Jon Dillon
> >...............................
> 
> Yes, this seems to be quite an international symbol, I am not sure, but it
> might have been created by the WHO and/or IAEA. I suppose that the
> mentioning of the radiation symbol must be an error of the News Agency. It
> would not make any sense, because the irradiated product is not
> radioactive
> and it does not pose any radiation risk. 
> 
> 
> 
> >> The cost of treating beef would include between two and six cents 
> >> a pound for the equipment and labeling, amounting to between $35 
> >> and $105 million for irradiating 1.7 billion pounds of ground beef, the
> 
> >> USDA said.  
> >> 
> >> Those expenses would be more than offset by fewer food poisoning 
> >> cases, which mean reduced costs for doctor bills and lost work.  
> 
> ......................................................
> 
> I cannot accept this reasoning. If irradiation really would be the
> solution
> for all problems, then the companies would earn a lot of money by not
> having to call their salmonella infested products back and to destroy it -
> with other words, the products should become cheaper. Not to mention
> lawsuits by affected customers, which could cost the producers fortunes. 
> 
> Franz
> 
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