HOOKED ON NUCLEAR IRRADIATION TOO?

The article talks about how intensive production methods provided a convenient pretext for large scale nuclear irradiation of food in the United States. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have capitalized on recent outbreaks of pathogenic Escherichia coli 0157 meat poisoning to mobilize public acceptance of food irradiation. The FDA has allowed the use of high-level radiation to treat beef, pork, poultry, eggs, vegetables, fruit, flour and spices. While USDA proposes the introduction of irradiation of imported fruit and vegetables.