Dr. Kathleen Gensheimer, state epidemiologist, recently proposed emergency legis

Source

Portland Press Herald

Date

10-10-1993

Pages

1A, 14A

Abstract

Dr. Kathleen Gensheimer, state epidemiologist, recently proposed emergency legislation to overturn Maine's six-year-old ban on irradiated foods. Irradiation, which is intended to destroy insects and bacteria and lengthen the shelf life of foods, has been endorsed by the American Medical Association, the World Health Organization and other groups. Details.

Subjects

Irradiated foods, Gensheimer, Kathleen

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