Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxss.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!whuxle!spuxll!abnjh!u1100a!pyuxn!pyuxww!pyuxss!sebb From: sebb@pyuxss.UUCP (S Badian) Newsgroups: net.cooks,net.veg,net.med Subject: Re: irradiated food Message-ID: <280@pyuxss.UUCP> Date: Wed, 22-Feb-84 10:05:32 EST Article-I.D.: pyuxss.280 Posted: Wed Feb 22 10:05:32 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 23-Feb-84 04:44:35 EST References: <1550@tekig1.UUCP>, <588@pyuxqq.UUCP> Organization: Central Services Org., Piscataway N.J. Lines: 10 Irradiated food has been around a pretty long time, since after WWII if I'm not mistaken. So they probably are pretty certain of its effects by now. I think they use irradiated milk in France because of its vastly improves shelf life. Unfortunately, irradiation is not for all foods. It makes certain foods look yucky and there- fore the market for them is rather small. From what I've heard an irradiated chicken will last a long time, but after you see it you may not want to eat it. Sharon Badian