Is irradiated food safe to eat?

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The Center for Food Safety
	Irradiated food is not safe to eat. Irradiation of food can cause carcinogenic mutations in the food being eaten
	1/22/2009 1:27:11 PM

Directorate-General for Health & Consumer Protection (European Commission)
	Irradiated food is safe to eat. Legal since 1993 in EU (Directive 1999/3/EC): Cite WHO and IAEA studies to assert safety record
	10/6/2008 2:28:09 PM

Dr. Andrew Weil
	Irradiated food is not safe to eat. I do have concerns about irradiation of other foods, especially regarding the changes it can cause in food chemistry
	9/29/2008 2:30:22 PM

American Medical Association
	Irradiated food is safe to eat. 'Food irradiation is endorsed by the American Medical Association'
	9/29/2008 2:30:16 PM

International Atomic Energy Agency
	Irradiated food is safe to eat. Irradiation is a safe, proven technology that destroys harmful bacteria and other food pests.
	9/29/2008 2:30:11 PM

United States Department of Agriculture
	Irradiated food is safe to eat. FDA and other public health agencies worldwide have evaluated the safety of irradiation over the last 50 years and found it to be safe
	9/29/2008 2:29:28 PM

American Dietetic Association
	Irradiated food is safe to eat. food irradiation is one way to enhance the safety and quality of the food supply
	9/25/2008 6:07:29 AM

Chicago Sun-Times
	Irradiated food is safe to eat. "We're not opposed to the irradiation of our food, a process that kills bacteria by altering DNA."
	9/17/2008 12:44:02 PM

The New York Times
	Irradiated food is safe to eat. "Consumers often cringe at the very mention of radiation, but the technology is a safe way to eliminate the threat posed by E. coli, salmonella and listeria in the food supply."
	9/8/2008 11:28:22 PM

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
	Irradiated food is safe to eat. "NASA has decided irradiated food is safe enough for astronauts."
	9/6/2008 3:22:00 PM

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
	Irradiated food is safe to eat. FDA has evaluated irradiation safety for 40 years and found the process to be safe and effective for many foods
	9/5/2008 1:10:47 PM

Food and Drug Administration
	Irradiated food is safe to eat. FDA has evaluated irradiation safety for 40 years and found the process to be safe and effective for many foods.
	8/30/2008 1:10:01 PM

Food & Water Watch
	Irradiated food is not safe to eat. Allowing contaminated vegetables to be irradiated would simply mask unsafe production practices, while supplying lower quality, less nutritious and potentially hazardous food
	8/30/2008 1:09:49 PM

World Health Organization
	Irradiated food is safe to eat. Who Study: "food irradiated to any dose appropriate to achieve the intended technological objective is both safe to consume and nutritionally adequate"
	8/30/2008 1:09:37 PM

Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)
	Irradiated food is safe to eat. "probably one of the single most significant food safety actions done for fresh produce in many years"
	8/30/2008 1:09:25 PM

Public Citizen
	Irradiated food is not safe to eat. Food irradiation has not been proven safe
	8/30/2008 1:09:06 PM

Health Canada
	Irradiated food is safe to eat. Cite WHO and UN studies to assert safety claims of irradiated food.
	8/30/2008 1:08:56 PM