IFTers Put Food Risks in Perspective

• Food Science Communicator Christine Bruhn, University of California, told the March 5 Associated Press that there is no evidence that organic products are safer or more nutritious than conventional food. “I hope [consumers] will understand what organic means and make this an informed choice,” she said.

• Bruhn and Dennis Olson, Iowa State University, shared their insight into irradiation with the March 19 Gannett News Service. Bruhn noted that a 1998 study found that 80% of consumers would buy…