ACTIVISTS FOR FOOD POISONING: Nader group Public Citizen is unhappy with a provision in the Farm bill that allows irradiated food to be labeled as “pasteurized.” Never mind that food irradiation is well established as harmless, while Salmonella and other foodborne pathogens (which irradiation eliminates) kill surprisingly large numbers of people every year. Yeah, these guys care about consumers.

UPDATE: Okay, a couple of people think this is unfair, noting that irradiation isn’t the same as pasteurization. That’s true, I suppose — but since the anti-irradiation folks have been making bogus claims about its dangers for years, they’re not really in a position to now claim that “irradiation” is a neutral term.