Irradiation's new era
Posting here from the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Chicago......
As we listen to the overview of the U.S. apple crop this afternoon at the U.S. Apple Outlook and Marketing Conference, I noted that one of the members of the Fresh Produce Discussion Group posted the AP story about the FDA's decision about irradiation and produce safety. From the story, we find the the FDA's decision will be effective Friday.
This is big news, and it's an issue that the FDA has been working on for quite some time. Still, it is difficult to believe the commercial use of irradiation for spinach and lettuce will find instant demand. It may be a niche technology for sales to operators who cater to customers with compromised immune systems, perhaps. It will be interesting to see what industry reaction to this move by FDA will be.
Labels: Apples, Big Apple, FDA, Fresh Produce Industry Discussion Group, irradiation, spinach
posted by Tom Karst @ 1:19 PM
3 Comments:
I'd buy irradiate produce over organic when given a choice. The irradiation label can be sold as a positive symbol to look for. The food is just plain safer and will last longer. With the cost of food and safety issues being what they are, its time has come.
Big Apple must work for the FDA. Radioactive vegetables are not positive. You have no idea if this food is safe long term. Don't pretend like its a fact.
And the sun revolves around the earth which is flat by the way...
Irradiation has been studied and tested more than any other food preservation technology in history and been declared to be safe repeatedly. "Radioactive vegetables" ???? hardly.
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