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FROM: POLS FGx NO.~ 18089747670 05-05-97 03:48P P.07 <br /> representatives to present accurate information about irradiation to the public. Educational <br /> materials about food irradiation are available from a variety of resources including colleges <br /> and universities and the FDA. A current and validated educational packet (21), which <br /> includes a consumer audiovisual, is available through the Agricultural Communication <br /> Service, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. <br /> Although the safety and efficacy of irradiation are well established, continued research on the <br /> ability of irradiation to destroy new and emerging microbial pathogens is appropriate. With <br /> today's demand for high-quality convenience foods, researchers should evaluate the <br /> effectiveness of irradiation in combination with other processing methods to enhance the <br /> safety of minimally processed foods or extend the quality and shelf life of fresh-cut produce. <br /> In an era of increasing concern about food safety, consumers must understand that <br /> irradiation is one method of enhancing an already safe food supply. Health professionals can <br /> assist in consumer and food industry education. <br /> References <br /> 1. Roberts T, Unnevehr L- n'ex approaches to regt,lating.foodsofety. Food Rev. <br /> 1994;17(2):2-8. <br /> 2. Marks S, Roberts T, E. tali p15TH7 ranks 2c the fourth mast cvs7ly foodbvrne disease. <br /> Food Rev. 1993; 16(3):1-8- <br /> 3. American Gastroenterology Association Consensus Conference Statement: Esch¢richia <br /> colt O157.~H7 infection - an emergntg natior[al health crisis, July 11-13, 1994. <br /> Gastroenterology. 1995; 1 08 1 923-1 934. <br /> 4. Kewiew of [he ,Cafe[y and Nu[ritivnal Adeyuaey of Irradiated Food. Geneva, <br /> Switzerland:World Health Organization;1993. <br /> 5. Mason J. Food irradiation -promising [ethnology for public health. Public Health Rep. <br /> 1992;107:489-490. <br /> 6. Loaharanu P..S[utus' and prospects of fcxxl irradiatiat. Food Technol. 1994; 48(8) <br /> 124-130. <br /> 7. Swallow AJ Wholasomene.rs and safety of irrodia[ed <br /> foocfr. Tn: Friedman M, ed. <br /> Nf,[rilional a,ul Tvxicalvgica/ Cunseyne[tces of Food Processing. New York, NY_ Plenum <br /> Press; 1991: 11-31. <br /> 8. Diehl JF Safety of Irradia[~~d Foods. New York, NY: Marcel Dekker, Inc; 1995. <br /> 9. Chapple A Bye, bye bacteria. Nuclear Energy. 3rd Quarter, 1993; 9-12 <br /> 10. lrradiatia: of Food. Chicago, Ill American Medical Association; 1993. Council on <br /> Scientific Affairs Report 4. <br /> 11. International Consultative Group on Food Irradiation. Facts About Fvvd Irradiat[on. <br /> <br /> 6 of R s -s~9~ t t~ to ntt <br /> <br />