Saturday, May 22, 2010

Dangers of Irradiated Food

GLOWING BURGERS - originally reported by Leaflady.org in 1998.    


  • Food irradiation exposes food to the equivalent of 30 million chest X-rays.

  • Irradiation creates new chemicals in foods called radiolytic products. Some of these products are known cancer-causing substances (like benzene in irradiated beef). Others are unique to the irradiation process and no one knows what effects these have on human health.

  • Irradiation destroys essential vitamins and nutrients that are naturally present in food. No studies have been done to show that a long-term diet of irradiated foods is safe. Safer, well-tested alternatives to irradiation exist.

  • Irradiation plants pose environmental threats to workers and surrounding communities. The transportation of nuclear materials to irradiation facilities also poses severe public health risks.

    Already posted on Natural Health News 
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