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Re: [GWL]: Irradiation of Mail & Plant Fallout

I gather that the Postmaster General said on TV that 'any effect 
these devices will have on photographic film is one of the sacrifices 
we all have to make in the name of security'.

Any more detailed info anyone?

Graham Rice

>Since the US Postal Service has decided to buy cobalt-gamma ray irradiation
>equipment to sanitize the mail, we plant people have a big problem.  Seeds
>and live plants exposed to this irradiation will be altered genetically.
>Several seed companies have already contacted their elected representatives
>about this.  What can we do as individuals?  Should be we be worried?  I am.
>Does this mean that seeds (which are light in weight) will now have to be
>sent via UPS or Fed-EX at much higher rates?  How does this effect an
>already struggling garden industry?  Let the discussion begin.  And, email
>your elected representatives about your concerns.
>Doreen Howard
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