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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

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

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

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

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

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

"FOOD IRRADIATION is criticized because irradiation can initiate chemical changes are different than those that occur when heating food (Unique Radiolytic Products). Some people worry that there is the potential of danger from these substances." http://lnkd.in/dSmQEDp View in LinkedIn

"EUROPEAN LAW dictates that no foods other than dried aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasonings are permitted for the application of irradiation." Not poultry like the US. http://lnkd.in/dSmQEDp View in LinkedIn

THE BINGO THEME BY CDC. "Just as for the pasteurization of milk, it will be most effective when irradiation is coupled to careful sanitation programs. Consumer confidence will depend on making food clean first, and then using irradiation or pasteurization to make it safe." Not a substitute for good farming hygiene practices. Bingo. http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/dfbmd/diseases/irradiation_food/ View in LinkedIn

EU FOOD RADIATION LAW "also states that irradiation shall not be used "as a substitute for hygiene or health practices or good manufacturing or agricultural practice". BINGO! A root cause of part of the issue of why extraordinary food measures are needed today, the other being shelf life. http://lnkd.in/dSmQEDp View in LinkedIn