Month: September 2022

IONIZING RADIATION CAUSES CHANGES IN FOOD. "One family of chemical is uniquely formed by irradiation, and this product is nontoxic ... Others criticize irradiation because of confusion with radioactive contamination or because of negative impressions of the nuclear industry." http://lnkd.in/dSmQEDp View in LinkedIn

IONIZING RADIATION AS A FOOD ADDITIVE. "The irradiation of unrefrigerated meat food products within the parameters already allowed by FDA for refrigerated meat food products would pose no additional toxicological or microbiological hazards nor effect the nutritional adequacy of the treated products." http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Oa/topics/hotboned.htm View in LinkedIn

AMENDED RULES. "Food irradiation in the United States is primarily regulated by the FDA since it is considered a food additive. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) amends these rules for use with meat, poultry, and fresh fruit." http://lnkd.in/dSmQEDp View in LinkedIn

UNCONVINCING APOLOGY. "Scientists find the changes in food created by irradiation minor to those created by cooking. The products created by cooking are so significant that consumers can smell and taste them, whereas only a chemist with extremely sensitive lab equipment may be able to detect radiolytic products." http://lnkd.in/dK6VbK7 View in LinkedIn

WATER IRRADIATION KILL RATE. "Irradiation doesn't kill all bacteria; those that survive are radiation-resistant. Eventually these bacteria will require higher doses of radiation. Irradiation doesn't kill the bacterium that causes botulism, or viruses." http://www.rense.com/general81/foodr.htm View in LinkedIn

BENEFICIAL GUT BACTERIA. "Researchers now believe a lack of beneficial bacteria in the gut can trigger certain autoimmune diseases, among them diabetes, asthma, and even neurological conditions such as autism." http://lnkd.in/d5RYFPw View in LinkedIn

"GUT MICROBIOME is a community of bacteria that are a complete ecosystem, and like other ecosystems, when thrown off balance, the bad players can wreak havoc on our health. What we eat and drink is critical to the balance of the gut microbes." http://lnkd.in/dMVz4mJ View in LinkedIn

GOOD AND BAD BACTERIA. “A major goal right now in drinking water treatment is to kill all bacteria because there’s the perception that all bacteria are bad ... But there’s a good bit of scientific literature that says there are good bacteria, innocuous bacteria and bad bacteria." http://lnkd.in/dcWnAMh View in LinkedIn

GUT MICROBIOME AND CHLORINATED WATER. "Leach suspects that several factors may impede bacterial diversity in Americans, among them the profligate use of antibiotics, overconsumption of processed foods, and, at least to some extent, consumption of chlorine in tap water." http://lnkd.in/d5RYFPw View in LinkedIn

THE ISSUE OF GOOD BACTERIA IN WATER may be one of the most important themes relating to water purification, since we now know that the human microbiome plays a critical role in health and disease. Where does that microbiome come from? The environment, and our food and fluid, of course. View in LinkedIn