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SOS Campaign Issue: Irradiated Food in Schools Problems With Irradiation of Food: >> Irradiation exposes food to a dose of ionizing radiation that is equivalent to millions of chest x-rays. >> Irradiation disrupts the chemical composition of everything in its path—not just harmful bacteria. It creates chemicals called “unique radiolytic products” that do not occur naturally in food and that the FDA has never studied for safety. >> Research dating to the 1950s has revealed a wide range of problems in animals that ate irradiated food, including premature death, a rare form of cancer, stillbirths, genetic damage, organ malfunctions, low weight gain and vitamin deficiencies. >> In legalizing food irradiation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did not determine a level of radiation to which food can be exposed and still be safe for human consumption. >> Irradiation destroys vitamins, essential fatty acids and other nutrients in food. >> Irradiation masks and encourages filthy conditions in slaughterhouses and food processing plants. Working to Keep >> Working With School Boards (read more) >> Sample Resolution (read more) >> Current Action Alert - Victory Achieved With Child Nutrition Act, But Additional USDA Action Needed (read more) To find out more about other issues important to the SOS Campaign, use these links: School nutrition issues | Farm-to-school programs | Pesticide Reduction For an action kit or other information on what you can do to help, contact Mary Guthrie by telephone at (800) 652-0827 or send her an e-mail at mary@generationgreen.org For more information on the SOS campaign, you can also visit http://www.organicconsumers.org/sos.htm. |
