Simply put, all ingredients in the food have been grown on land that hasn't been treated with artificial fertilizers or pesticides for at least three years. The label must say the product was grown and processed in accordance with Oregon Tilth Standards and the California Organic Foods Act of 1990. It's in the handling. Last year, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 76 million cases of foodborne illness. Used to kill insects in bulk dried spices since the 1950s, the process also has been approved by the FDA in produce, and in recent years for beef, poultry, pork and lamb.
Federal law requires that all irradiated foods be labeled as such.
Irradiated meats get 10 times less radiation than such items as baby powder. More people view food as a natural way to fight illness and disease. Quaker Oats and Benecol margarine and salad dressings, which lower cholesterol, are just the start. Today vs. 25 years ago The U.S. diet has changed dramatically in a generation. All rights reserved.