Links and resources
Irradiation and Vegetables Don't Mix (PDF); Food and Water Watch Fact Sheet.
Why Oppose Food Irradiation? (PDF); Public Citizen, Critical Mass Energy and Environment Program.
The Basics of the Foodfight Over Irradiation; U.S. News blog, Living Well, by Adam Voiland, September 2008.
Food Irradiation: A Gross Failure; Food and Water Watch and Center for Food Safety report about the impact of irradiation on the smell, taste, color and texture of food, 2006.
Food Irradiation Around the World; Food and Water Watch report about irradiation practices internationally, 2006.
FDA's new food irradiation follies: Déjà vu again; Goldie Caughlan, PCC's former Nutrition Education Manager, Sound Consumer, June 2007.
Microwaved food: is it healthy?; Sound Consumer, January 2006
What's the beef? Public schools may now serve irradiated meat; Sound Consumer, February 2004
A Broken Record: How the FDA Legalized and Continues to Legalize Food Irradiation Without Testing It for Safety (PDF); Public Citizen, 2000.
Bad Taste: The Disturbing Truth About the World Health Organization's Endorsement of Food Irradiation (PDF); Public Citizen, 2002.
What Irradiation means for Farmers and Ranchers in the United States and Throughout the World (PDF); Public Citizen, 2003.
What's in the Beef? Scientists Question the Safety of Irradiated Ground Beef (PDF); Public Citizen, 2003.