So we rely on science to help us decide. Science has proven that washing foods and cooking them at a higher heat kills dangerous bacteria. It has also proven that irradiation kills bacteria safely, so much so that the American Medical Association approves of its use. It would seem common sense to accept something based on scientific evidence and approval of experts rather than intuition. While the government and the food industry cannot abandon common sense when securing food saftey, neither can they ignore what science has shown to be effective methods for ensuring the safety of food.
Intuition is no replacement for scientific analysis.
Steven C. Anderson, president and chief executive officer of the American Frozen Food Institute, writes that Nicols Fox must understand that food policy is not a game of manufacturers vs. consumers. On the contrary, no entity has a greater interest in the marketing of only the safest food products than the food industry. Fox's call for more extensive labeling requirements is misguided and would be counterproductive. Many of the existing and proposed requirements are not intended merely to provide impartial information for consumers but are the result of political pandering. In fact, inherent in many labeling requirements is the connotation that a manufacturing process, ingredient or country of origin is in some way harmful or potentially harmful.