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backscatter712

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10. Meat irradiation is not harmful.

Reply to snot (Original post)

Mon Dec 10, 2012, 10:58 AM

Dec 2012

Granted, there are a lot of meat processing plants that need to clean themselves up, but irradiation in and of itself doesn't cause good food to become bad.

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FDA Quietly Increases Radiation [View all] snot Dec 2012 OP

How disgusting - to be expected under Bush, but NOT Obama. MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #1

Life is gonna be short, just give it a few more years, and then there will be no RKP5637 Dec 2012 #2

Yup because idiots are scared of the things which might make... TheMadMonk Dec 2012 #3

Yes let us blame fat people Rex Dec 2012 #4

No they are just one more brain numbing, pap consuming symptom. TheMadMonk Dec 2012 #8

I am fat and don't watch TV. Rex Dec 2012 #13

You hate reality TV. Clearly many, many tens of millions don't. TheMadMonk Dec 2012 #14

And the STUPIDITY will grow and grow! As you say, "gleefully cheering on the fucking RKP5637 Dec 2012 #5

Bigger douchebags who think that blaming others is just fine. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #6

As opposed to little douchbags determined to blame anyone but themselves. TheMadMonk Dec 2012 #9

i don't really think the radiation is dangerous per se -- but i believe it's being used more so that HiPointDem Dec 2012 #7

My thoughts exactly. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #11

Thank you. nt woo me with science Dec 2012 #16

Meat irradiation is not harmful. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #10

Are you worried about causing cancer in the meat? jeff47 Dec 2012 #12

"Irradiation" IS NOT RADIOACTIVITY! Odin2005 Dec 2012 #15

naturalnews. LOL...nt SidDithers Dec 2012 #17

Okay, got me. Rex Dec 2012 #18

Sourced from naturalnews.com, so you know it's warped. MineralMan Dec 2012 #19

Actually irradiation does break some chemical bonds -- but not as much as cooking. FarCenter Dec 2012 #20

Yes. But it doesn't materially affect the meat nutrition-wise. MineralMan Dec 2012 #21