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SunToads Health News 299. DANGERS OF FOOD IRRADIATION

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:14:01 -0600

 

 

DANGERS OF FOOD

IRRADIATION

Posted By: CrystalRiver

Wednesday, 16 April 2008, 10:12 a.m.

 

The Dangers Of

Food Irradiation

From Dr. Gayle Eversole, PhD, ND

4-15-08

Originally reported on Leaflady.org in 1998.

More on the Problems with Food Irradiation

Food irradiation exposes food to the equivalent of 30 million chest

X-rays.

Irradiation creates new chemicals in foods called radiolytic

products. Some of these products are known cancer-causing substances

(like benzene in irradiated beef). Others are unique to the irradiation

process and no one knows what effects these have on human health.

Irradiation destroys essential vitamins and nutrients that are

naturally present in food. No studies have been done to show that a

long-term diet of irradiated foods is safe. Safer, well-tested

alternatives to irradiation exist.

Irradiation plants pose environmental threats to workers and

surrounding communities. The transportation of nuclear materials to

irradiation facilities also poses severe public health risks.

What's Wrong with Food Irradiation?

Irradiation damages the quality of food.

Foods that have been exposed to ionizing radiation have second-rate

nutrition and " counterfeit freshness. " Irradiated fats tend to

become rancid. Even at low doses, some irradiated foods lose 20% of

vitamins such as C, E, K, and B complex. Because irradiation breaks down

the food's cell walls, accelerated vitamin losses occur during

storage--up to 80%. Ironically, irradiation both creates harmful free

radicals and destroys the antioxidant vitamins necessary to fight them!

When electron beams are used, trace amounts of radioactivity may be

created. In Europe, food irradiation has been used to camouflage spoiled

seafood. Consumers should ask, " Why is the food suddenly so dirty

that it has to be irradiated? "

Irradiation produces toxic byproducts in the food.

Ionizing radiation knocks electrons out of atoms and creates free

radicals. These free radicals react with food components, creating new

radiolytic products, some of which are toxic (benzene, formaldehyde,

lipid peroxides) and some of which may be unique to irradiated foods. No

one knows the long term impact of eating unknown quantities of these

damaged foods. Studies on animals fed irradiated foods have shown

increased tumors, reproductive failures and kidney damage. Chromosomal

abnormalities occurred in children from India who were fed freshly

irradiated wheat.

Irradiation using radioactive materials is an environmental hazard.

 

In Georgia, radioactive water escaped from an irradiation facility;

the taxpayers were stuck with $47 million in cleanup costs. In New

Jersey, radioactive water was poured into drains that emptied into the

public sewer system. Few communities want the increased risks of hosting

irradiation facilities and the periodic transport of radioactive

materials to and from irradiators. Numerous worker exposures have

occurred worldwide.

Irradiation is a quick fix with long-term consequences.

Irradiation doesn't kill all bacteria; those that survive are

radiation-resistant. Eventually these bacteria will require higher doses

of radiation. Irradiation doesn't kill the bacterium that causes

botulism, or viruses. It can't be used on dairy products, a major source

of food poisoning. If the labels are removed, irradiation will be used

very widely because producers will 'follow the leader' and irradiate to

prevent themselves from liability for food poisoning, no matter how

remote the possibility. The costs, as always, will be passed on to the

consumer.

Irradiation doesn't solve the problem, it just covers it up.

 

In a 1997 CBS nationwide poll, 77% of US consumers did not want

irradiated food. This public resistance is why food trade associations

have been plotting to eliminate all requirements for labeling irradiated

food. Irradiation is not the only option for providing clean and

sustainable food. Cleaning up filthy slaughter houses, slowing down

processing lines, increasing the number of federal meat inspectors, and

encouraging local and organic agriculture instead of factory farming are

just a few proposals that can lead to long-term food safety solutions

without the risks of irradiation.

Source material originally from BioDemocracy and Organic Consumers

Association

Discovered at:

http://www.rense.com/general81/foodr.htm

 

 

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For further info on food irradiation, ask

jfeb for SunToads

Health News articles #53,54,56.

 

 

For info on dangers of microwaving food, ask

jfeb for SunToads

Health News articles #156,298.

 

 

SunToads uses a toaster oven for small jobs and a regular oven for

larger items. We grow much of our own food.

 

 

 

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