Even though the world of Health organization (WHO) puts forward that the irradiation of food is without danger for health, the majority of the consumers is cold to the idea that this technology is used on a big scale.
Such is the tendency that clears itself of the answers of the readers of to an unscientific poll. To the question would Consume yourselves of the radiated foods, more than eight people on ten (80%) answered by the negative.
"Stop to the natural and potentially dangerous products for health. Receding What does one have to spread the exposure to food products? Public health or profits of the sales?", One can read among the comments sent.
Why such a distrust?
We submitted the results of our question to five personalities who gave us their opinion on the irradiation of food.
According to Laure Waridel, the radiation goes against the current of the tendency of the consumers to opt more for cool products and local source.
According to her, the safety of this technology remains to demonstrate: "One knows very little on the long-term effects of food radiated on the human, especially on the groups to the more risk that are the children, the pregnant women and the aged people, "says the co-founder and former president of.
Laure Waridel of the worries that pose risks irradiation on the health, but also on the environment. "The irradiation entails the production of radioactive garbage and their management represents a challenge of size for the environment as for the human health", she / it raises.
"The management of the radioactive garbage is a problem, invites the Dr. Richard Béliveau, titular of the Chair in prevention and treatment of the cancer. But the quantity produced by the irradiation is infinitely smaller than the one produced by the nuclear
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