We all know that a safe, secure, and sustainable food supply has always been the primary goal of humanity.
Nothing is more important to our human and national survival than food - safe food.
In my opinion, we now face the greatest threat ever to a safe, secure, and sustainable food supply. As some might think, this threat is not the deadly food borne pathogens that we hear so much about. Actually, we must realize that deadly food borne pathogens are not the problem, but only a symptom of the problem. Such talk of food borne illnesses makes for an effective distraction from the real, bigger, and more deadly peril. And, unfortunately, this threat cannot be addressed with a simple technology like irradiation.