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We already sterilized a lot of fruits, vegetables, and meat using gamma radiation sources. It's perfectly safe and has been done with animal feed much longer th

by moftz 7y ago

We already sterilized a lot of fruits, vegetables, and meat using gamma radiation sources. It's perfectly safe and has been done with animal feed much longer than with human food. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_irradiation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_irradiation

noja 7y ago
and what has the result of this been?
- moftz 7y ago
  Reduction in foodborne illness and spread of invasive species.
wefarrell 7y ago
Food allergies have skyrocketed in the last 30-40 years and there is a direct connection with intestinal flora: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190624111545.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190624111545.h... There is evidence that soil influences a person's microbiome: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6780873/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6780873/ Both of these studies are less than a year old, intestinal flora is something that's only recently started to get attention.
totalZero 7y ago
"we do it" != "it is perfectly safe"