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Policy
and Outreach
S.T.O.P. is Citizen Supported.
Your help is critical to continue the fight against
foodborne disease.
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Safe
Tables: Policy Statements
Irradiation
Policy
- S.T.O.P.
supports, as a whole, validated practices, processes and
technologies that are recognized to make food safer.
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S.T.O.P. does not endorse any specific technologies or processes,
including irradiation.
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S.T.O.P. does not oppose food irradiation. S.T.O.P. recognizes
irradiation as a pathogen reduction technology that could
impact the incidence of foodborne illnesses and deaths.
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S.T.O.P. advocates a comprehensive, field-to-fork food safety
strategy that incorporates contamination prevention steps
and protective actions at each point along the continuum.
S.T.O.P. vehemently opposes the use of irradiation as a
substitute or replacement for any of these contamination
prevention measures.
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Because re-contamination can occur after food is irradiated,
S.T.O.P. advocates that food be irradiated in its final
packaging. Anything less could lead to a false sense of
security for consumers wishing to minimize their exposure
to pathogens in food, stemming from the perception that
he/she is purchasing pathogen-free food when it is labeled
as having been irradiated.
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S.T.O.P. recognizes a lack of data showing the risks and
effects of consuming irradiated food. These risks may or
may not outweigh the risks of pathogenic contamination in
non-irradiated food. We support the right of the consumer
to assess these risks and make an informed choice through
means such as, but not limited to, mandatory labeling of
irradiated products.
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