Irradiated Foods

Death from the Sea · Post by **Death from the Sea** » 2003-04-30 12:51pm

Who here would or would not eat food that was irradiated to remove harmful bacteria? Why or Why not?

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-04-30 12:54pm

I would eat it and am doing now, anyone who doesn't is an idiot if they think the food is somewhat harmful to them. Guess the irradiated instruments used in surgery are also nasty.

XaLEv · Post by **XaLEv** » 2003-04-30 12:56pm

Sure. It's not like you're going to get cancer from it, which I've seen some people claim.

Hint: If you manage to get cancer from irradiated food, you have a bigger problem than that cancer.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-04-30 01:00pm

I eat it, but that doesn't mean that I'm not concerned about the irradiation process itself.

Have there been any studies of whether the irradiation process can alter the protein structure of the food?

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-04-30 01:12pm

Crayz9000 wrote:I eat it, but that doesn't mean that I'm not concerned about the irradiation process itself.

Have there been any studies of whether the irradiation process can alter the protein structure of the food?

Possibly, any radiation will affect chemical bonds given the right frequency and power, proteins are usually more adept at surviving UV at least and heat in some cases.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-04-30 01:14pm

They've been doing it for years, so I don't have a problem with it.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-04-30 01:16pm

Now, radioactive spiders I have a problem with. I heard of this one boy, he got bit by one and started shooting stringy, sticky white stuff from his arms.

Not a pretty sight.

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-04-30 01:29pm

Well, we could always get rid of radiated food. While we're at it, let's also get rid of plumbing, vaccines, and electricity.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-04-30 01:34pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote:Now, radioactive spiders I have a problem with. I heard of this one boy, he got bit by one and started shooting stringy, sticky white stuff from his arms.

Not a pretty sight.

At least it didn't come out of his ass, like it should have.

Death from the Sea · Post by **Death from the Sea** » 2003-04-30 01:39pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:They've been doing it for years, so I don't have a problem with it.

The military has been irradiating all of its food since the early 1950's.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-04-30 01:51pm

Death from the Sea wrote:
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:They've been doing it for years, so I don't have a problem with it.
The military has been irradiating all of its food since the early 1950's.

Nice to see you said the exact same thing I did.

GrandMasterTerwynn · Post by **GrandMasterTerwynn** » 2003-04-30 02:08pm

Death from the Sea wrote:Who here would or would not eat food that was irradiated to remove harmful bacteria? Why or Why not?

Oh hell yes I'd eat irradiated food. Let me tell you, spewing hydrochloric acid out both ends of one's ailimentary canal on the account of food poisoning is not fun! So bring on the radiation and kill those bacteria dead.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-04-30 06:35pm

DftS wrote:Who here would or would not eat food that was irradiated to remove harmful bacteria? Why or Why not?

If bombarding food with low energy radiation is dangerous then we might as well pack up our stuff and move to a cave. You know, just incase someone realises that the sun is pumping out enough radiation such that without the atmosphere we'd all fry in a millisecond.

Seriously, I irradiate my fucking skull every time i use a 900MHz phone, or site in front of my computer screen. There are nuclear reactors that put out less radiation then my monitor here. Irradiated food isnt something to worry about.

neoolong wrote:At least it didn't come out of his ass, like it should have.

I dont know about you but MY sticky white stuff comes from my dick!

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-04-30 10:47pm

I've eaten irradiated food before. I'm not a heinous mutant. Though my kids might be.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-04-30 11:18pm

weemadando wrote:I'm not a heinous mutant.

Wait, what? Since when?

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-05-01 12:22am

Irradiation is the lesser of two evils in this particular case.

Ignorant twit · Post by **Ignorant twit** » 2003-05-01 02:00pm

Seeing as my daily intake of potassium exposes me to more radiation, I don't particularly cares. I always find it hard not to laugh at people who won't eat irradiated meat, but will eat bananas.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-05-01 03:52pm

I fine with it, and far more concerned with the other toxins and carcinogen's I've been exposed to.

Korvan · Post by **Korvan** » 2003-05-01 04:50pm

My two cents is that cooking food probably produces more harmful substances than iradiating would

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2003-05-01 05:40pm

Death from the Sea wrote:Who here would or would not eat food that was irradiated to remove harmful bacteria? Why or Why not?

So far as I know, MRE's are irradiated and I've been eating those for years. I don't particularly like them, but the reasoning has to do with taste (or lack thereof) rather than irradiation of them....

Queeb Salaron · Post by **Queeb Salaron** » 2003-05-01 05:54pm

jegs2 wrote:So far as I know, MRE's are irradiated and I've been eating those for years. I don't particularly like them, but the reasoning has to do with taste (or lack thereof) rather than irradiation of them....

Are MREs and K-rations the same thing?

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2003-05-02 11:24am

Queeb Salaron wrote:Are MREs and K-rations the same thing?

No, K-rats come in tins and are more alike to the old "C-Rations," except that they are made to serve many soldiers instead of just one. The introduction of K-rats into a field enviornment previously dominated by only MRE's can result in a dramatic increase in unit morale (they generally taste better), although the newer MRE's are much more tasty than the old "dark-brown bag" MRE's.

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