Should food irradiation be allowed everywhere?

Question

your opions please

Answer 1

I know there are people out there that think any type of radiation to food is hazardous to your health. I won't argue the point. (personally I find it very useful and non hazardous to you)
I really want people to educate themselves before they jump on a band wagon, just because someone said so. I see enough of that type of uneducated thinking all over the Internet. And the worst part is people believe that if it's in print, then it is correct.

What is this type of irradiation? Well, it is simply radio waves. And unless you are sitting on a powerful transmitter, then not much will happen. True, the higher the frequency, the shorter the wavelength is, and the more dangerous it can be, if you are sitting on the transmitter. But how many sit on the transmitter? Try standing in front of a x-ray machine, radar antenna, microwave antenna, UHF TV antenna, and turn the power on. You will cook. Stand a mile away and nothing happens.

These waves penetrate through us ALL the time. If they were concentrated near to us, they would cause damage. You say, well, I don't believe you. OK, have you ever heard of cosmic energy? Yes we are bombarded with radiation from outer space all the time. Even underground.

Still you don't want to have anything to sterilize your food or help processing it. Let's put it into another setting. Your home is built below a dam. As long as the water behind the dam is controlled, it can be used to generate power for our homes. Ah, but let the dam break and what happens to your home built below the dam? What happens to the guys house that is 300 miles below the dam?

I hate to tell you this, but you better start eating all your food in it's natural state. You are using radiating heat to cook with!

Answer 2

It shouldn't be allowed at all, why extend shelf life of food? Great for supermarkets and suppliers more money in their pockets but v.bad for us what benefits are there for joe public. All that happens is we get inferior produce that is only edible because its been blasted by RADIATION. Remember the adage 'you are what you eat', well I don't wanna turn into Godzilla even if he/she is pretty cool in a trash everything in sight sort of way:)

Answer 3

Yes. It would prolong shelf-life and kill harmful bacteria w/o affecting the foods' nutrients. But people hear the word "irradiated" and think radioactive and frek out.