Allow Producers to Irradiate Your Vegetables?

vegetablesThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved food producers to irradiate vegetables such as spinach and iceberg lettuce to increase the shelf life and also to limit the growth of pathogens especially Salmonella and E. coli.

Although there are many other effective ways available,  Irradiation is considered to be safe and effective by FDA. But this may contaminate the mass distribution of food. The irradiation is a Band-Aid solution to keep a broken system in place, but not an ultimate solution. Some consumer groups are worried that irradiated vegetables are inferior, contaminated and unhealthy. But studies done by the FDA showed no relationship between radiation and long-term health risks such as cancer.

Rich people use coupons often

ProductsA consumer research by CMS Inc. revealed that middle- to upper-class white shoppers are the biggest users of coupons. Coupon use increase with consumer education level, users with Bachelor’s and Master’s degree use coupons a lot. Also households with incomes of $150,000 or more use coupons regularly. In 2007 alone 302 billion coupons offered by manufactures, at an average face value of $1.28 each. Less than 1 percent of them redeemed. Thomas Stanley author of Best seller “The Millionaire Next Door” found that  “being frugal is the cornerstone of wealth-building.”

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Sadness increase spending

shopping.pngA new research found that sadness can trigger a chain of emotions leading to extravagant tendencies. Sadness leads people to become more focused on themselves and increases willingness to pay more. “This is a phenomenon that occurs without awareness,” says Jennifer Lerner, a Harvard professor. Sad and shopping? Watch your wallet.