Re: FYI - Food Irradiation: Science -- Lutter 286 (5448): 2275

[Muckerheide <muckerheide@mediaone.net>]

 From the Dec 17 Science:

The full article is highly recommended.
 
Regards, Jim
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> FOOD SAFETY:
>
> Food Irradiation--The Neglected
> Solution to Food-Borne Illness
> 
> Randall Lutter
> 
> Despite an international consensus on its safety and its
> potential to promote public health by effective killing of 
> microbial pathogens, the United States has lagged behind in 
> approving irradiation of foods. This Policy Forum discusses 
> the reasons for the delays and recommendations for the future.
>               -----------------------------------------
> The author is a fellow with the American Enterprise Institute
> (AEI)-Brookings Joint Center for Regulatory Studies, 1150 17th
> Street NW, Washington, DC, 20036, USA. E-mail: rlutter@aei.org
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