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	Consumer Acceptance of Irradiated Meat and Poultry Products by USDA, Economic Research Service, August 2000.
	European Commission's Food Irradiation page
	Facts About Food Irradiation [PDF] a joint project from WHO/FAO/IAEA
	Food Irradiation from Iowa State University Extension
	Food Irradiation [PDF] from the U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command
	Food Irradiation - Available Research Indicates That Benefits Outweigh Risks [PDF] GAO - Report to Congressional Requesters
	Food Irradiation 1 Wholesomeness Collection: (U.S. Government Research Reports from the 1950's and 1960's)
	Food Irradiation 2 Wholesomeness Collection: (U.S. Government Research Reports from the 1950's and 1960's)
	Food Irradiation Bibliographic Database from the National Agricultural Library
	Food Irradiation FAQs from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
	Food Irradiation: The Treatment of Foods with Ionizing Radiation from the US Food and Drug Administration
	Food Safety Technologies from the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
	International Atomic Energy Agency
	Irradiation from FoodSafety.gov
	International Consultative Group on Food Irradiation
	Irradiation - An Overview of a Safe Alternative to Fumigation Agricultural Research Service, USDA
	Irradiation of Meat and Poultry Products from USDA/FSIS
	Research on Irradiation USDA Agricultural Research Service, TEKTRAN
	Selected Food Irradiation Educational Resources
	The Use of Irradiation for Post-Harvest and Quarantine Commodity Control from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Non-Government Sites

	Backgrounder - Food Irradiation [PDF] from the Food Marketing Institute (FMI)
	Center for Consumer Research - Food Irradiation
	Consumer Fact Sheet: Food Irradiation [PDF] from National Food Processors Association (NFPA)
	Food Irradiation - Position of the American Dietetic Association
	Food Irradiation: Regulating an Old Technology in a New Way [PDF] from National Food Processors Association
	Food Irradiation Briefing from Food Research Institute, Univ. of Wisconsin
	Food Irradiation Today from Hospitality Institute of Technology and Management
	Foundation for Food Irradiation Education
	Frequently Asked Questions About Food Irradiation [PDF] from the University of California
	From Mail Time to Mealtime, Irradiation Can Bring Added Safety from the International Food Information Council Foundation
	Irradiated Foods from the American Council on Science and Health
	Irradiation of Food [PDF] from the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
	Irradiation ... What You Need to Know from the National Consumers League
	Radiation Information Network's Food Irradiation Page from Idaho State University Physics Department
	Radiation Pasteurization of Food Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) publication, 1996
	The Use of Irradiation For Food Quality and Safety from the Institute of Food Science and Technology (UK)