Zapped! Irradiation and The Death of Food

Whether poultry, meat, fruit or vegetable, food around the world is being exposed to high doses of radiation under the veil of protecting consumers from foodborne illness. *Zapped! Irradiation and the Death of Food*, a new book by Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter and researcher Mark Worth, explores why this process, known as food irradiation, poses numerous health risks to consumers and ignores the fundamental problems plaguing food production systems.

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[jreily88]

@BalinSilay

As far as meats go, I think that the kinds that DEFINITELY should be irradiated are the conventional grain-fed meats, because that is the kind that gets recalled every year. To my knowledge, never has grass-fed beef been recalled. That's not saying there isn't a risk of e.colli from grass fed, and you should still cook the meat all the way, but grass fed farmers typically practice better farming methods.

[jreily88]

@BalinSilay

Now, I have heard that irradiated foods cause free radical damage, but whether this is true or not, I have no idea. All I know is that unless you buy it locally, such as at a farmer's market, or from someone you know and trust, you are taking a huge risk buying any type of organic produce, especially if it's imported. Now with meat, if it is grass fed it is far less likely to contain e.coli, but there's still a possibility.

[BalinSilay]

@jreily88 Thank you. I agree. Irradiation is a very important piece of technology. Before anyone goes against it they should be more knowledgeable of the subject before shooting out the possible dangers of the process.

[BalinSilay]

@jreily88 Thank you very much. I like your response. My biology professor expressed the same. People should be more informed about what irradiation is, so they would not connect it with nuclear radiation. Some of my classmates were still adamant that irradiation is not safe....well, if they're biology students and still cannot grasp this difference...they do not know science concepts very well. Thank you.

[jreily88]

@BalinSilay

Also, I think the majority of produce that gets recalled is all organically grown imported produce.

[jreily88]

@BalinSilay

We were actually talking about this during my radiation physics class, and my professor has been involved in the radiation protection field for nearly 30 years so she knows her stuff you could say. She was saying that the reason why people believe irradiation is unsafe is because they associate it with nuclear radiation and think that the food is radioactive, when it isn't at all. It's just a way of killing some of the bacteria without altering the structure of the food.

[BalinSilay]

If foods were not irradiated (especially meats), we could be playing Russian Roulette daily with what we eat. It would be a different story if we bought food the same hour it was slaughtered, then no irradiation is needed.

But we transport food supply all across the country by trucks. Each minute can cause contamination. This is Biology 101 information.

I wish this was a less muffled sound - I would be willing to listen to her viewpoint. Thank you.

[Ricokey]

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[Ricokey]

@bluemoongirl2007 Good point, "Research things for yourself instead of taking peoples word's for it! " maybe thats just what you need...

[vincent4500]

it kills 97% of nutrients in food, which are what keep you healthy...it is essentially eugenics...Bilderberg Group is behind this., they are all eugenists who've openly stated that the world needs drastic depopulation by 80-90%..they run the world and are more than evil...