US Approves Meat Irradiation Effective February 22, new US Department of Agriculture (USDA) rules will allow US meat processing plants to use low levels of irradiation on raw red meat products.
The use of irradiation for red meat products was initially approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December of 1997.
The Unknown Dangers of Food Irradiation Radiation damage, decreased food value and ineffectiveness are just some of irradiation’s many pit falls.
Food irradiation is being promoted as a safe method of decontaminating foods for human consumptio.
Sound The Alarm Bells: Food Irradiation is a Growing Pain Decades ago alive sounded the alarm regarding food irradiation. Along with hundreds of thousands of Canadians, we were able to initiate a labelling law requiring a radura symbol to indicate irradiated food.
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