Health: Vital Signs - WHO says
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Dr Terry Roberts, former head of microbiology at the Institute of Food Research in Reading, who chaired a meeting on food irradiation jointly organised by the WHO, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation and the International Atomic Energy Agency said: "We are quite satisfied with existing scientific evidence that higher doses of radiation can provide wholesome, nutritious and safe food," he said. The techniques is used in 30 countries including the UK.
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