On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:17:13 -0800, Mark Thorson wrote:

> Walker wrote:
>>
>> Black pepper has long been recognized as a stimulant to appetite as
>> well as an aid in the relief of nausea. In India it is being used
>> since time immemorial as a medicine for a number of health problems.
>> fevers, flatulence, gums, indigestion, reumatism, sore throat,
>
> All or nearly all black pepper imported into the U.S. is
> irradiated. Why did you not mention that? Have you already
> made the decision that food irradiation is safe for everyone,
> and therefore you should not propagate that information
> to consumers? Did someone pay you to do that? You don't
> want consumers to have complete information when making
> buying decisions? Why is that?

Mandrake, do you realize that in addition to irradiating water, why, there
are studies underway to irradiate salt, flour, fruit juices, soup, sugar,
milk...peppercorns. peppercorns, Mandrake, children's peppercorns.

your pal,
jack