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To: Grainne who wrote (21208)	5/2/1998 3:06:00 AM
From: LoLoLoLita	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Christine, My aunt from France is visiting me this weekend. She is a scientist (upper-atmosphere physicist) so I'll ask her about what is done in Europe with food radiation, as well as hormones and all. The comment period for the proposed FDA regulations defining the term "organic food" expired today. Was that on NPR? I don't listen much to NPR anymore because I have to do it on the net. The local community radio station here and I did not really hit it off that well. I had offered on a volunteer basis to help them get CPB funding to pay for NPR programming, but the station manager got pissed off at me for expecting that he would call me back in less than a month, so he concluded that I had some kind of anger problem and decided that they didn't want my help after all. Things go very slowly on Kaua'i after all, and nobody seems to believe me when I tell them that I really did move here, for good, because so many people are leaving. I would much rather have irradiated spices than worms in my spices! But I agree that should be personal choice, and consumers should most definitely be able to see what poisons are being used as alternative to the irradiation. Because they don't have to tell us about the poisons they use, it's possible that the irradiated food has poisons added to it as well. This really bugs me! I hate the FDA!!! Grower's markets? Yes, almost every day there is one, somewhere on the island here. They're funny in that they all start at specific times. Like, Saturday 9:00 AM at Kilauea by the Post Office. If you get there before 9:00 you have to wait. No early birds allowed. The sellers get in trouble if they sell you something early. Some places they ring a bell, other places they have a rope to hold back the crowd. But nowhere on the island can an early bird buy something at a grower's market. They have fruits and vegetables and flowers. A big buying rush, and then it's all over in half an hour, with everyone packing up. Does anyone else have this kind of thing? Aloha, David

To: Grainne who wrote (21208)	5/2/1998 11:21:00 AM
From: Alan Markoff	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Dear Christine, I think they should have to label irradiated food so the consumer can make the choice. It is so greed motivated. Sneak it in on people so our prophets will increase, because the bottom line is food last a very long time when irradiated. In the old days in radiation they were upset at the concept of radiation hurting anyone. Have you seen Silkwood? If not for brave people standing for what is right they would still use people as sacrificial lambs to increase prophets. It is just common sense if the higher levels of radiation do extreme damage to our bodies then lower levels are harmful and may not make us fall over grabbing our throats but is having some effect on our quality of life. We should be more informed and be able to make an educated decision based on facts. Mad cow disease is another example of greed prevailing over decency and responsibility. How is it that freedom of speech does not seem to apply when it comes to what we are eating? Nancy

To: Grainne who wrote (21208)	5/6/1998 12:41:00 AM
From: LoLoLoLita	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Christine, Well, I asked my aunt about food irradiation in Europe. She's in the French equivalent of the National Academy of Sciences, and working on multi-disciplinary risk assessment issues relating to technology, but she is unaware of any food irradiation being done in France, or being proposed. From what she told me, it seems that the French populace has an even stronger radiophobia than Americans. For example, the cleanup standard for radiation in France is Minimum Detectable. Since radiation detection equipment is constantly being improved, this means that the standard for acceptable radiation exposure is always becoming made more stringent. But, despite this strong public aversion, France gets 80% of its electricity from nuclear power, leading the world. Japan is next, with approximately 60% nuclear power. David