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L ~ <br /> 'P.OOF Cf Story "513395" Req, ~ted by INFO STATION (\SP rLSRV) on 5/20/97 13:23: <br /> St. Petersburg Times <br /> <br /> Fublioatian Date: 6/13/94 <br /> Page: 15A <br /> HD: Food irradiation company changes its Hama <br /> SY: KIM NORRIS ` ' <br /> ?..PLANT CITY <br /> Vindicator Inc., which has taken some heat Eor its pJ.ans to nuk <br /> ' he meat America eats, has changed its name. <br /> Henceforth, the company will be known as Faad Technology <br /> rvice Inc. <br /> Sam Whitney, chairman of the Plant City food irradiation <br /> company, said the name was changed to reflect the company"s plans <br /> to branch into other technologies to increase the shelf life and <br /> reduce harmful bacteria in foods. <br /> " We"re working now with the meat industry to go into other <br /> technologies to reduce pathogens and the meat people thought we <br /> ought tc have a name that better reflects ail the technologies,"" <br /> Whitney said. <br /> " We want to be identified as a service company and food <br /> technology is the service we want to render."" <br /> Whitney said the name change was not prompted by the public <br /> criticism the company has received from a small but persistent <br /> group called Food & Water Inc. The group opposes food irradiation, <br /> claiming it is unsafe. <br /> "All the meat magazines and newspapers have praised it <br /> (irradiation) to the skies,"" Whitney said. <br /> In 1992, the federal government approved the irradiation process <br /> for poultry and in September 1993, irradiated chicken made a <br /> limited debut in two retail stores. widespread distribution of <br /> irradiated poultry awaits government approval of the special <br /> packaging the product requires. <br /> The federal government has not approved irradiated meat, but <br /> Whitney said the industry anticipates getting the green light in the <br /> eas future. <br /> ~,~Ii~~4p'~Yi~3[i6~, Vindicator reported 5 , 974 on ~ <br /> sales of 154,470 for 1993. The company last $1.4-million on sales of <br /> 7~~t3Tin 19y 2. ' / ~ y ~ ,~~~~r/%~!~i <br /> ~~~1~~q~y ~e"'~~s~t~~c ~1gs~d. aft, p7 Fti~ag„ up 5"0VCents, <br /> in SDAQ trading. <br /> SC: BUSINESS ,~Gj/y~~~/~~ ~iL~ <br /> PG: 15A <br /> AT: Change finance 7 i~. <br /> CR: BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO, Times files <br /> CU: Vindicator Inc. will now be tailed Food Technology Service Inc. <br /> AR: Vindicator Inc.: 91 <br /> ED: CITY <br /> <br />