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Article: Riding on the waves.
- Article from:
- Nutrition Health Review
- Article date:
- June 22, 2002
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Shopping for food can be stressful and time-consuming, as there are always the following nagging questions to be considered: How was the food item processed? What additives does it contain? Was it treated with multiple pesticides or antibiotics? Has it been altered by biotechnology? Has the food been irradiated?
So far, though, it is difficult to find irradiated foods in local grocery stores. At present, chiefly frozen ground beef patties, located in the freezer section, have been treated with radiation. Fresh beef patties, found in the meat section, are not treated. Recently, irradiated frozen chicken breasts were introduced to the Florida market.
Dan ...