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defense attorney Floyd Hulk l
said terrorists would not jj
been attracted to the shipnsj
Butler sent to Tanzania ben ;
the labels would not intfei
dangerous substance.
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some Yersinia pestis for yom [
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bacteria that causes plague.
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not knowing what was lit |
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hazardous.
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the package, it lets them b
there are dangerous speck,
inside,” Johnson answered, i
could cause serious injun
death.”
Butler faces 69 wide-rang
charges stemming from a fete
investigation launched alien
reported 30 vials of bacteria^ '
ing plague missing fromhise
versity lab Jan. 14. Butler It:
told federal agents that he mad
“misjudgment” in making':
report, according to testimony
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Butler more than 30 years®i
Vietnam, testified for the deb
that his research colleague’sl
entitle integrity is aboverepror.
Arnold said his opinion
Butler is “very good, excellent
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that ” he said. “He’s a peace?,
law-abiding citizen."
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portrayed him as a defe:
researcher who was d®;
plague research for and wits
knowledge of the govemir
— aiding the Centers fi
Disease Control and Preveni
the U.S. Army andtheFoodai
Drug Administration.
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mitted no crimes.
Scientists
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speed of light toward the prod
uct. The product is penetrated
up to 1 3/4 inches on each side.
The electrons break down the
DNA and damage or destroy
the pathogens in the product
while leaving no unique
byproducts.
The effect on the food from
irradiating is negligible, except
for energy from the collision of
the pathogen DNA and the elec
tron. This energy dissipates
after it is released.
Vestal compares this energy
to the electron created when
rubbing one’s feet on carpet.
“A simple touch to a door
knob or the shoulder of a friend
after walking on carpet releas
es the carpet-derived electron
to the object or the friend,”
Vestal said.
Vestal said many consumer
products are sterilized using
irradiation including contact
lenses, surgical gloves and
gowns, I Vs, cosmetics. Band-
aids, pet treats and baby diapers.
Also, irradiation technology is
used to kill potential anthrax in
the mail in Washington, D.C.
Doug Johnson, general man
ager at the center, said his team
works to find the right balance
between destroying enough
pathogens and keeping the
food’s taste.
“We work with companies
who bring their products in to be
tested. We do calculations on the
energy to be used to kill
pathogens and then carry out the
test,” Johnson said. “The com
panies then test its taste and we
repeat the process until we have
the right balance.”
Interest in learning more
about irradiated food has taken
off in school districts around
Texas.
School interest may have
HAVE YOU RECEIVED DEFERRED ADJUDICATION?
SEAL YOUR CRIMINAL RECORD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
As of September 1, 2003, individuals who have completed deferred adjudica
tion probation can petition for an order prohibiting the public disclosure of
the details of the deferred adjudication probation.
Neither prospective employers, landlords nor anyone performing a criminal
background search will have access to the details of your deferred adjudication
probation. You may legally deny the arrest and prosecution, unless it is being
used in a subsequent proceeding.
been spurred by the $4.6 mil
lion Washington State Supreme
Court decision on Sept. 6
against a school district for
serving E. coli-contaminated
taco meat.
Texas school districts are
investigating and learning about
irradiated ground beef so they
may make knowledgeable deci
sions in serving school children
the safest ground beef available,
Vestal said.
Cindy Zawieja, associate
director of A&M Food Services,
said Food Services has been
keeping up to date on the irradi
ation of ground beef, but that
A&M is not currently using
any. Food Services will have the
center run tests on the ground
beef to gain information in the
near future.
“We at Food Services are
partnering with the Electron
Beam Institute to provide prod
uct for their use and for use in
our services,” Zawieja said.
On average, it costs 7 ®
per pound of beef to be iraJii
ed, Vestal said. Mostpeopleii
not tell the difference tal
an irradiated hamburgerandf
that hasn’t been.
Irradiating food is not ant
concept. The first patent for if.
dialing food was arafe)
1905. NASA has been irafe
ing astronauts’ in-trainingi
in-mission food since the 1®
Vestal said NASA is ift
leader in irradiated food tec‘
oology, as witnessed by NASA?
use of a handheld version, afc
in electron beam irradiation.
NASA uses a much bijfs
dose than the A&M facility!
get ing E. coli, but Vestal si?
their goal is more than justk
safety. NASA wants to ik?
foods shelf stable.
“Their meats can last yt
without being refrigerate;
Vestal said.
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