'The Radura logo indicates food that has been irradiated. Today we\'re going to critically examine a mysterious green logo on the side of a food container in the supermarket. Many people believe this means the food is radioactive or poisonous. Some trust that it\'s simply sterilized. Which is true? My grandmother went to her grave with the firm belief that eating food that had been warmed in a microwave would give you cancer. The similarities between the terms "microwave radiation" and "radiation poisoning" were all she needed to form this opinion. And, unfortunately, hers was no less rigorous than the process most people follow to form opinions about technologies or methods that they don\'t thoroughly understand. I offer most Americans\' opinion of nuclear energy as a perfect example: Chernobyl = danger = nuclear reactors are fundamentally bad. Yet, how m... (Read the rest at http://skep.us/4061)'
Tags: science , Radiation , skepticism , skeptic , sterilization , Irradiation , Conspiracy Theories , skeptoid , Brian Dunning , e. coli
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