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Good idea. Unfortunately it would need a better name because people panic hearing the R word, perhaps Green Washed (tm) for your protection [washed in gamma ray
by imglorp 5y ago
Good idea. Unfortunately it would need a better name because people panic hearing the R word, perhaps Green Washed (tm) for your protection [washed in gamma rays, that is].
On a related note, there may also be a huge issue with Prion diseases in the food supply but the USDA is not testing extensively for it. We just don't know and it has a decades-long incubation period. Irradiation may not be an option.
- tata71 5y agoUh. Is this real?
- imglorp 5y agohttps://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/nvap/NVAP-Reference-Guide/Control-and-Eradication/Bovine-Spongiform-Encephalopathy https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/nvap/...
- eneumann 5y agoAre prions linked to irradiated food? They are terrifying but I know very little about them.
- imglorp 5y agoI only mentioned prions/BSE because the USDA is tasked with testing meat for safety, but their mission in practice tends to lean towards protection of producers and not consumers. There has been some controversy over how much to test and when. I was looking for evidence that irradiation can neutralize prions (along with viruses and bacteria), not cause them.