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herbal remedies , " Cindy "

<abigpurplediamond wrote:

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> Yes Kerry I have a thought.....NOT all spices are irradiated in the

> grocery stores.

 

> There is also a symbol that is required on radiated food packaging.

> If it is sold in bulk they are supposed to put a little sign next

>to the bin. It is a flower with 2 leaves with a circle around it,

>the bottom of the cirlce it solid & the top of it is broken.

> Cindy

 

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(In the U.S.A) Not all irradiated foods need to be labeled all the

way to the consumer...especially individual *ingredients* that make

up foods that are not " whole " (IE: processed foods). They left many

loopholes for the various industries to take advantage of, and many

times foods need only be labeled to the 1st purchaser/processor.

 

Irradiated spices and teas do not require labeling.

 

I've listed a website URL below, that explains what does and does

not need to be labeled, for anyone interested in the particulars of

the radura labeling (the the U.S.A.).

 

Irradiation is prohibited in all certified organic foods and their

ingredients tho.

 

Jan / Michigan

 

http://www.organicconsumers.org/Irrad/LabelingStatus.cfm

 

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What kind of labeling is currently required

 

All irradiated foods must be labeled using the radura and some

wording, but only to the FIRST PURCHASER, who is often NOT the

consumer

 

Consumers should be able to see the wording and radura on:

 

Plant foods sold in their whole form in a package (e.g., a bag of

wheat flour or oranges).

Fresh whole fruits and vegetables. (on the fruit, the box or a

display)

Whole meat and poultry in a package (like chicken breasts).

Unpackaged meat and poultry (like from a butcher) (display label).

Irradiated meat and poultry that are part of another packaged food

(like irradiated chicken in a frozen chicken potpie).

 

Consumers will NOT see the wording or radura* for:

 

Irradiated ingredients in foods prepared or served by restaurants,

salad bars, hotels, airlines, hospitals, schools, nursing homes,

etc.

Irradiated foods prepared by delis or supermarket take-out counters.

Spices and herb teas

Sprouts grown from irradiated seeds

Ingredients in supplements

Plant-food ingredients that are processed again (like apples in

applesauce or papaya in a salad-bar salad).