Re: Food irradiation

Dan Hook (guldann@ix.netcom.com)
Tue, 24 Aug 1999 22:24:29 -0400

Yikes Dale, Ya pushed a button on that one :). I am trained as a physical
therapist and as a student I had a motercycle accident victim as a patient
about the only thing not broken on him was his head. Massachusetts helmet
law probably saved it. Neighboring NH the joke is something to the effect
that their motercycles are donormobiles.

>Beth,
>
>> ...cooking, blanching etc is a choice(the consumere makes) in
>> "processing" radiation is done to "raw" food.
>
>It is also done to preserve processed or cooked food, as an alternative to
>pressure canning or dehydration. But your point about choice is a good
one,
>but one that has a lot of precedent. Many see irradiation, at least in the
>meat context, as a public health issue. Public policy often circumvents
>free choice in the interest of personal safety. An example is helmet laws
>for motorcyclists. A lot of people prefer to ride without a helmet.
Should
>that be illegal?
>
>Dale
>

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