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"An organization that has worked diligently to increase awareness about the dangers of pesticides (as well as the hazards of food irradiation and biotechnology) is Food and Water, Inc., at 1-800-EAT-SAFE. TIP Olive oil and/or coconut oil is suggested for use with cooking. Olive oil is also useful as (or in) a salad dressing. Unrefined extra virgin olive oil is the best choice. Flax oil is also good in a salad dressing, but don't cook with it because it is very heat-sensitive. Go Wild When choosing fresh fish, opt for wild-caught rather than farm-raised." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"SOURCES: The Workbook, April/June 1988, "Food Irradiation: Its Environmental Threat, Its Toxic Connection," by Judith H. Johnsrud, Ph.D.; Northern Sun News, December 1988, "Update on food irradiation," by JoAnne Korkid. UPDATE: The Department of Energy's plan to set up 1,000 food irradiation facilities around the country in the next ten years, as noted in the 1988 Censored story, has not come about yet and, according to Martin Teitel, author of Rain Forest in Your Kitchen, probably never will." - Carl Jensen, 20 Years of Censored News (Get the book.)

"This book is not intended to focus on the issue of food irradiation, except to say that it significantly decreases the quality and energy of food. With the Spiritual Nutrition approach, which avoids food irradiation, we can have a healthy diet that will sustain our lives and the quality of our own DNA. Going Organic The poisoning of our global environment is a threat that has to be faced directly. If we are to stand up to corporate practices that threaten the health of farmers, rural communities, consumers, and ecosystems, we must vote with our mouths." - Gabriel Cousens, M.D., Spiritual Nutrition: Six Foundations for Spiritual Life and the Awakening of Kundalini (Get the book.)

"Food irradiation does not make the food radioactive. Food irradiation was approved in 1963 by the FDA to rid wheat and flour of insects and to control sprouting of potatoes. In 1983, the FDA approved irradiation of spices and seasonings, and in 1985, it approved irradiation to prevent trichinosis in pork. The following year, approval was extended to fruits and vegetables. In 1990, the FDA approved irradiation of poultry to prevent Salmonella and other foodborne bacterial pathogens. And in December 1997, the agency approved its use for red meat to kill E. coli." - Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods (Get the book.)

"The FDA approves food irradiation as a way of killing bacteria such as E. coJi in beef. E. coli results from the same dirty slaughterhouse conditions that Upton Sinclair exposed in The Jungle at the beginning of the twentieth century. Activists claim the process destroys nutrients and creates chemicals that may be mutagenic and carcinogenic. A CBS News poll says 77 percent of Americans oppose irradiation. More then 600 insects and mites are resistant to one or more pesticides. Approximately 120 weeds are resistant to one or more herbicides." - Will Allen, The War on Bugs (Get the book.)

"Who are we kidding? food irradiation is not 100% effective. It is already known that food irradiation does not eliminate all the E. coli. Studies show that 1-10% of the E. coli are left to multiply during storage. Researchers have discovered radiation-resistant E. coli and salmonella. In other words, food irradiation has already become a source of mutant bacteria and perhaps viruses that are radiation-resistant. It is the old antibiotic-resistant story with a new twist. Also, the radiation does not destroy the pathogenic toxins in the meat which are produced by the pathogenic bacteria." - Gabriel Cousens, M.D., Conscious Eating (Get the book.)

"Department of Energy (DOE) plans to set up 1,000 food irradiation facilities around the country within the next ten years. food irradiation is a process in which food is put on a conveyor belt and exposed to radiation from a radioactive source such as cobalt-60 or cesium-137. As a process that can utilize radioactive waste, food irradiation is particularly attractive to DOE since it "completes the nuclear fuel cycle," reducing wastes that require disposal to a minimum. The DOE's planned facilities are of the same type as Radiation Sterilizers in Decatur, Georgia." - Carl Jensen, 20 Years of Censored News (Get the book.)

"RISKS OF FOOD IRRADIATION What about food irradiation as an alternative to chemical preservatives? Let's take a look. food irradiation is done with gamma rays from cobalt, which are capable of causing genetic change and mutation just like radioactive elements. Some scientists say that irradiation can cause chemical changes in food that could destroy nutrients and create carcinogens. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tried to get irradiated foods approved and sold throughout the United States in 1989." - Dr Bernard Jenson and Mark Anderson, Empty Harvest (Get the book.)

"According to the National Environmental Trust,7 the ACSH has claimed, in their reports, that cholesterol is not related to coronary heart disease, "the unpopularity of food irradiation... is not based in science," "endocrine disruptors" (e.g., PCBs, dioxins, etc.) are not a human health problem, saccharin is not carcinogenic and implementation of fossil-fuel restrictions to control global warming should not be implemented. Searching for a serious critique of the food industry from the ACSH is like searching for a needle in a haystack." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book.)

"While proponents of food irradiation extol its supposed benefits, here are a few facts they do not tell consumers: ?Along with bugs and bacteria, food irradiation destroys important nutrients including vitamins A, E, K, and B complexes, essential amino acids, fats, and enzymes. With irradiation, not a single component of the original whole food remains chemically unchanged.8 ?Food irradiation kills some, but not all, harmful bacteria. Anatoxin, a carcinogenic substance which develops from food molds, is produced in greater quantities in irradiated food." - Lita Lee, Lisa Turner and Burton Goldberg, The Enzyme Cure: How Plant Enzymes Can Help You Relieve 36 Health Problems (Get the book.)

"In addition to reducing the risk for foodborne illness, food irradiation considerably reduces losses due to spoilage. On the other end of the spectrum, opponents are quick to point out the concern that irradiation produces altered food molecules, destroys most of the vitamins, and alters the fatty acid structures in food. Even though there is a worldwide standard for food irradiation safety that was accepted in 1963 by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, a joint body of the U.N." - Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods (Get the book.) "On one end of the spectrum, proponents say that food irradiation is safe and, in fact, necessary to make the food supply safer. In addition to reducing the risk for foodborne illness, food irradiation considerably reduces losses due to spoilage. On the other end of the spectrum, opponents are quick to point out the concern that irradiation produces altered food molecules, destroys most of the vitamins, and alters the fatty acid structures in food." - Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods (Get the book.)

"Should food irradiation become a widespread or mandatory prac- To keep informed about the hazards of food irradiation, pesticides, and genetic engineering, see the journal Safe Food News, published by Food & Water, RRi, Box68D, Walden.VT 05873; tel: 802-563-3300; fax: 802-563-3310. tice, even people who buy organic food may not be able to avoid it. While proponents of food irradiation extol its supposed benefits, here are a few facts they do not tell consumers: ?" - Lita Lee, Lisa Turner and Burton Goldberg, The Enzyme Cure: How Plant Enzymes Can Help You Relieve 36 Health Problems (Get the book.)

"Department of Energy (DOE) plans to set up 1,000 food irradiation facilities around the country within the next ten years. food irradiation is a process in which food is put on a conveyor belt and exposed to radiation from a radioactive source such as cobalt-60 or cesium-137. As a process that can utilize radioactive waste, food irradiation is particularly attractive to DOE since it "completes the nuclear fuel cycle," reducing wastes that require disposal to a minimum. The DOE's planned facilities are of the same type as Radiation Sterilizers in Decatur, Georgia." - Carl Jensen, 20 Years of Censored News (Get the book.)

"Food irradiation will just snowball the radioactive waste catastrophe. •ITCHING Irritated, starved nerve endings cause inflammation; itchy scalp, seborrheic dermatitis or dandruff; psoriasis, eczema, hives, rashes, hemorrhoids, or pruritis. Take Iron. Burdock, Goldenseal, and Pennyroyal. L&H Vitamins' "-Itis" Helps the body produce anti-inflammatory Cortisone. Alcohol baths. Warm baths and soaps. Friction rubs. Lemon juice, Vinegar, and water. Buckthorn, Oregano, Yellow Dock, Borage, Chamomile, Chickweed, and Plantain. 112 lb. each of Sulfur and Potato flour, and 11A oz. Bergamot." - Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book.)

"In other words, food irradiation has already become a source of mutant bacteria and perhaps viruses that are radiation-resistant. It is the old antibiotic-resistant story with a new twist. Also, the radiation does not destroy the pathogenic toxins in the meat which are produced by the pathogenic bacteria. Many of these toxins can cause illness by themselves. Food Irradiation Plants Are Unsafe Radioactive accidents have already happened at the few food-irradiation plants that exist in this country and worldwide." - Gabriel Cousens, M.D., Conscious Eating (Get the book.)

"For example, instead of measures being taken to clean up and sanitize production facilities, food irradiation can be used as a way to mask fecal contamination of meat products and poultry. Irradiated food sold in stores in the United States must, according to federal law, be identified with the green, flowerlike international symbol for irradiation. Labeling also must include the words "Treated with radiation" or "Treated by irradiation." However, there is a move to allow the term "cold pasteurization" to be used instead." - Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods (Get the book.)

"In attempting to determine what to do about food irradiation, the FDA reviewed 441 toxicity studies. The chairperson in charge of new food additives at the FDA, Dr. Marcia van Gemert, testified that all 441 of the studies were flawed. The FDA, however, determined that at least five studies were acceptable under 1980 toxicological standards. The Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health of the New Jersey Medical School found that two of these studies were methodologically flawed." - Gabriel Cousens, M.D., Spiritual Nutrition: Six Foundations for Spiritual Life and the Awakening of Kundalini (Get the book.)

"The once publicly defeated issue of food irradiation has re-emerged after Hudson Foods' recall of 25 million pounds of beef due to E. coli contamination. For reasons that are typical of American corporate thinking, the press came out with some pro-food-irradiation articles. The thinking basically goes like this: Since the food supply is contaminated, food irradiation is a quick and easy way to fix the problem. They have failed to address the deeper issues. How did the food supply became so contaminated? What are the ramifications of building hundreds of nuclear irradiation plants?" - Gabriel Cousens, M.D., Conscious Eating (Get the book.) "It is already known that food irradiation does not eliminate all the E. coli. Studies show that 1-10% of the E. coli are left to multiply during storage. Researchers have discovered radiation-resistant E. coli and salmonella. In other words, food irradiation has already become a source of mutant bacteria and perhaps viruses that are radiation-resistant. It is the old antibiotic-resistant story with a new twist. Also, the radiation does not destroy the pathogenic toxins in the meat which are produced by the pathogenic bacteria. Many of these toxins can cause illness by themselves." - Gabriel Cousens, M.D., Conscious Eating (Get the book.)

"In 1991, the irradiation industry was poised to begin a new wave of food irradiation promotion.27" They believe that "consumer training" is the key to citizen acceptance. Surveys, however, by in 1990 and 1994 found 80% of the population were concerned about irradiation of foods.27b By 1997, about 77% of Americans still said they would not eat irradiated foods. The public appears to be more wary and wise than the food industry realizes. What About Labeling?47 Your "right to know" and "freedom of choice" appears not be adequately protected." - Doris J. Rapp, M.D., Our Toxic World: A Wake Up Call (Get the book.)

"With the Spiritual Nutrition approach, which avoids food irradiation, we can have a healthy diet that will sustain our lives and the quality of our own DNA. Going Organic The poisoning of our global environment is a threat that has to be faced directly. If we are to stand up to corporate practices that threaten the health of farmers, rural communities, consumers, and ecosystems, we must vote with our mouths." - Gabriel Cousens, M.D., Spiritual Nutrition: Six Foundations for Spiritual Life and the Awakening of Kundalini (Get the book.) "Add to this the possible mutagenic effects of food irradiation and genetically engineered foods. There are other, mostly unknown, changes that occur when we cook food. One of them was pointed out by research done at Stockholm University in cooperation with Sweden's Natural Food Association. This showed that the heating of carbohydrate-rich foods (potatoes, rice, cereals) creates a by-product called acrylamide, which is a probable human carcinogen." - Gabriel Cousens, M.D., Spiritual Nutrition: Six Foundations for Spiritual Life and the Awakening of Kundalini (Get the book.)

"There are many foods now that are being delivered to our supermarkets that have gone through this process. The food irradiation industry and the FDA claim that the food itself is not radioactive or contaminated. However, somewhat contradictorily, the FDA has also reported that irradiated food can increase the risks for developing tumors in laboratory animals; this report was made public in 1968.7 The FDA also reported that human cells appear to be very sensitive to gamma radiation and the altered byproducts in irradiated food." - KC Craichy, Super Health 7 Golden Keys to Unlock Lifelong Vitality (Get the book.)

"Politically, we need to question whether we want to begin a food irradiation industry with the use of recycled nuclear wastes to achieve social justification for nuclear weapons production. The army originally began using irradiated foods in the early 1960s, serving such foods as irradiated bacon, ham, potatoes, and strawberries to personnel on 12 military bases. The FDA later repealed their use after cellular studies suggested that irradiated sugar affected cell growth and produced damaged chromosomes. But food irradiation has come back strong in recent years." - Elson M. Haas, M.D., Staying Healthy with Nutrition: The Complete Guide to Diet and Nutritional Medicine (Get the book.)

"Public Citizen Stop food irradiation Project Organizes activists to halt adoption of food irradiation and encourages industry to ensure safer food supply by cleaning up production and inspection procedures. 215 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Washington, D.C. 20003; www.citizen.org/cmep Safe Tables Our Priority (STOP) Supports victims of food-borne illness, provides public education on the dangers in food, and does policy advocacy for safe food and public health. P. O. Box 4352, Burlington, VT 05406; 800-350-STOP; www.stop-usa." - John Robbins, Food Revolution: How your diet can help save your life and our world (Get the book.) "Center for Science in the Public Interest While the cattlemen are among the most zealous cheerleaders for food irradiation, they do recognize that the technology has a problem with public acceptance. Accordingly, the cattlemen are fighting to prevent products that have been irradiated from being labeled. And they are lobbying aggressively to get the process renamed either "cold pasteurization," or "electron beam pasteurization."1" These are nice, healthy-sounding labels, though I wonder how accurate they are, given that food irradiation exposes food to the equivalent of 2." - John Robbins, Food Revolution: How your diet can help save your life and our world (Get the book.) "The National Cattlemen's Beef Association supports the use of food irradiation, and witl continue to work to educate consumers on the benefits of irradiation." —National Cattlemen's Association16 "Consumers want safe food, not irradiated filth." —Center for Science in the Public Interest While the cattlemen are among the most zealous cheerleaders for food irradiation, they do recognize that the technology has a problem with public acceptance. Accordingly, the cattlemen are fighting to prevent products that have been irradiated from being labeled." - John Robbins, Food Revolution: How your diet can help save your life and our world (Get the book.)

"Northern Sun News, December 1988, "Update on food irradiation," by JoAnne Korkid. UPDATE: The Department of Energy's plan to set up 1,000 food irradiation facilities around the country in the next ten years, as noted in the 1988 Censored story, has not come about yet and, according to Martin Teitel, author of Rain Forest in Your Kitchen, probably never will." - Carl Jensen, 20 Years of Censored News (Get the book.)

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