Irradiating Food Quotes & Sayings

I don't think of myself as a symbol of the sixties, but I do think of myself as a symbol of following through on your beliefs. — Joan Baez

Science fiction is, after all, the art of extrapolation. — Michael Dirda

You cannot paint the exterior of your house. You have to take the paint chip down to show the paint-chip Nazis. — Dave Barry

A philosophical problem has the form: I don't know my way about. — Ludwig Wittgenstein

Seek and ye shall find. — Anonymous

Widespread introduction of the process [of irradiating foods] has thus far been impeded, however, by a reluctance among consumers to eat things that have been exposed to radiation. According to current USDA regulations, irradiated meat must be identified with a special label and with a radura (the internationally recognized symbol of radiation). The Beef Industry Food Safety Council - whose members include the meatpacking and fast food giants - has asked the USDA to change its rules and make the labeling of irradiated meat completely voluntary. The meatpacking industry is also working hard to get rid of the word 'irradiation,; much preferring the phrase 'cold pasteurization.' ... From a purely scientific point of view, irradiation may be safe and effective. But he [a slaughterhouse engineer] is concerned about the introduction of highly complex electromagnetic and nuclear technology into slaughterhouses with a largely illiterate, non-English-speaking workforce. — Eric Schlosser

Anyways, trying to express yourself to the press is often like arguing with a hysterical person. — Ezra Koenig