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REFERENCES
Below
is a sample of additional, scientific research which finds against
assertions that irradiated food is safe and wholesome:
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Increased
Chromosomal Damage in Animals and Humans |
M.W.
Shaw, E. Hayes. "Effects
of irradiated sucrose on the chromosomes of human lymphocytes in
vitro." Nature. 1966;211:
1254-1256.
Vijayalaxmi and S.G. Srikantia. "A
review of the studies on the wholesomeness of irradiated wheat,
conducted at the National Institute of Nutrition, India."
Radiat. Phys. Chem. 1989;
34: 941-952.
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Formation
of "Unique Radiolytic Products" in Food |
P.S.
Elias and A.J. Cohen. Recent
Advances in Food Irradiation. Amsterdam
and New York: Elsevier
Biomedical Press, 1983.
P.S.
Elias & A.J. Cohen. Radiation
Chemistry of Major Food Groups.
Amsterdam and New York: Elsevier
Biomedical Press, 1977.
Edward
S. Josephson and Martin S. Peterson, eds.
Preservation of Food by Ionizing Radiation (3 vols).
Florida: CRC Press,
1982, 1983.
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Increased
Frequency of Cell Mutations |
A.S.
Aiyar, V. Subba Rao. "Studies
on Mutagenicity of irradiated sugar solutions in Salmonella
typhimurium." Mutation
Research. 1977; 48:
17-28.
O.
Parkash. "Mutagenic
effect of irradiated DNA in Drosophila melanogaster."
Nature. 1967;
4:611-612.
R.R.
Rinehart, F.J. Ratty. "Mutation
in Drosophila melanogaster cultured on irradiated food." Genetics. 1965;
52: 1119-1126.
M.S.
Swaminathan, S. Nirula, A.T. Natarajan, R.P. Sharma.
"Mutations: Incidence
in Drosophila melanogaster reared on irradiated medium."
Science. 1963; 141:637-638.
J.
Wilmer, J. Schubert, H. Leveling. "Mutagenicity
of gamma-irradiated, oxygenated and deoxygenated solutions of
2-deoxy-D-ribose and D-ribose in Salmonella typhimurium."
Mutation Research. 1981;
90:385-397.
J.
Wilmer, A.T. Natarajan. "Induction
of sister chromatid exchanges and chromosome aberrations by
gamma-irradiated nucleic acid constituents in CHO cells."
Mutation Research. 1981;
88:99-107.
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Formation
of Mutant Bacteria |
R.
Davies and A.J. Sinskey. Journal
of Bacteria. 1973;113:
133-144.
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Decreased
Nutritional Content in Food |
P.S.
Elias and A.J. Cohen. Recent
Advances in Food Irradiation. Amsterdam
and New York: Elsevier
Biomedical Press, 1983.
P.S.
Elias and A.J. Cohen. Radiation
Chemistry of Major Food Groups.
Amsterdam and New York: Elsevier
Biomedical Press, 1977.
Food
Chemical News.
"Irradiation compounds vitamin loss from cooking, ARS
reports." Nov. 10,
1986: 42.
Edward
S. Josephson and Martin S. Peterson, eds.
Preservation of Food by Ionizing Radiation (3 vols).
Florida: CRC Press,
1982, 1983.
Murray,
D.R. Biology of Food Irradiation, RSP Research Studies Press Ltd.,
Taunton, Somerset, England, 1990.
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Increased
Carcinogens and Other Toxins in Food |
Life
Sciences Research Office, Federation of American Societies for
Experimental Biology. "Evaluation
of the health aspects of certain compounds found in irradiated
beef." PB84-187087. Bethesda:
August 1977.
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Increased
Frequency of Tumors, Reduced Survival Rate and Other
Health Problems in Animals
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Raltech
Scientific Services Inc. Final
Reports. Contract DAMD
17-76-C-6047.
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