There are said to be one hundred irradiation facilities being set up commercially around the country. Some are already commencing their operation. All sausages and many fruits and vegetables are now being irradiated. The scientific research on its effects is inconclusive and it will take several years until its dangers are recognized and it can be legislated out of the food industry. Irradiation is legal and the government has recently turned down a bill that would require a visible symbol on the package indicating to the consumer that the food has been irradiated.
Meat is costly and it is the most wasteful source of resources.
When one removes meat from his or her diet, a whole new world of eating opens up. Cooking and preparing vegetarian style is no more time consuming than cooking meat. It costs less than half as much to eat vegetarian as it does to eat meat. There are excellent, nutritious, and easy to prepare vegetarian dishes that are Italian, Chinese, Indian, Mid-Eastern, French, Spanish, etc. Additionally, one can enjoy many other foods that he has never tasted because of the meat rut.