Problems with Irradiated Food: What the Research Says In the course of legalizing the irradiation of beef, chicken, pork, fruit, vegetables, eggs, juice, spices and sprouting seeds-- a process that has spanned nearly 20 years-- the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has dismissed or ignored a substantial body of evidence suggesting that irradiated food may not be safe for human consumption. The following is a sampling of research-- appearing in scientific journals and other publications-- that raise questions about the FDA's assertions that people who eat irradiated food have nothing to worry about. Reproductive Problems, Cancer in Mammals "A careful analysis by FDA of all Army data present (including 31 loose-leaf notebooks of animal feeding test results) showed significant adverse effects produced in animals fed irradiated food... What were these adverse effects? A decrease of 20.7 percent in surviving weaned rats. A 32.3 percent decrease in surviving progeny of dogs. Dogs weighing 11.3 percent less than animals on the control diets... Carcinomas of the pituitary gland, a particularly disturbing finding since this is an extremely rare type of malignant tumor." Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.