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To the Editor: Both the Sounding Board article by Osterholm and Norgan and the Perspective article by Thayer (April 29 issue)^1,2 call for greatly expanded use of irradiation to prevent foodborne illness. The authors, two of whom receive funding from the food-irradiation industry, mention but dismiss strong arguments against the use of this technology. Many studies have shown that irradiated foods, which contain novel carcinogens called 2-alkylcyclobutanones (2-ACBs), have a worse taste and have potential adverse health consequences.³ The European Union recently voted to deny a permit for the expanded use of food irradiation, pending further study of 2-ACBs.

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