RE: Food Irradiation Labeling

["Neil, David M" <neildm@id.doe.gov>]

On Wednesday, March 03, 1999 12:00 PM, Gregg Claycamp [SMTP:hgc2+@pitt.edu]
wrote:
> Since there appears to be further interest...
Personally, I thought they made some headway on the issue at
> the beginning of the document where they discussed "forms of radiant
energy"
> including microwave and infrared radiation and  visible and ultraviolet
> light.  Grouping ionizing radiation with its user-friendly cousins was a
> step in the right direction toward demystifying food irradiation using
> ionizing radiation.  Unfortunately, the FSIS did not discuss the
> inconsistency:  none of the other forms of radiant energy are included
under
> their labeling requirements.


I can't point to a specific example, but I think I recall a labeling
indicating UV treatment for bottled water, or something of that sort.

Dave Neil
neildm@id.doe.gov
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