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Tell the FDA: Irradiation is NOT Pasteurization!
Target: Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, Commissioner, Food and Drug AdministrationSponsored by: Food and Water Watch
For years, the irradiation industry has had a problem convincing consumers to buy irradiated food. The industry's solution? Don't tell them it's irradiated.
Right now, food treated with ionizing radiation must be labeled as "Treated with irradiation" or "Treated by radiation." The irradiation industry wants to label these foods as "electronically pasteurized" or "cold pasteurized," which is misleading.
Studies have shown irradiation depletes the nutritional content of food and leaves behind chemical byproducts that can lead to promotion of cancer growth and genetic damage.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just proposed a rule that would allow the use of the term "pasteurized" on some types of irradiated food and not require any labeling on others. We deserve to know whether or not our food has been irradiated.
Tell the FDA not to weaken the rules for labeling irradiated food!
Right now, food treated with ionizing radiation must be labeled as "Treated with irradiation" or "Treated by radiation." The irradiation industry wants to label these foods as "electronically pasteurized" or "cold pasteurized," which is misleading.
Studies have shown irradiation depletes the nutritional content of food and leaves behind chemical byproducts that can lead to promotion of cancer growth and genetic damage.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just proposed a rule that would allow the use of the term "pasteurized" on some types of irradiated food and not require any labeling on others. We deserve to know whether or not our food has been irradiated.
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We signed the “Tell the FDA: Irradiation is NOT Pasteurization!” petition!
# 10,930:
11:22 am PDT, Jul 2,
Alexis Robertson, Tennessee
# 10,929:
8:35 am PDT, Jul 2,
Chris Struble, Washington
It's outrageous that spoiled food could be irradiated and not labeled as either. This proposal is sickening - literally.
It's outrageous that spoiled food could be irradiated and not labeled as either. This proposal is sickening - literally.
# 10,928:
6:15 pm PDT, Jul 1,
Susan Boger, New York
# 10,927:
12:31 pm PDT, Jul 1,
Rodney DeGreenia, New Hampshire
Label irradiated meat appropriately so that we can make informed decisions about what we consume.
Label irradiated meat appropriately so that we can make informed decisions about what we consume.
# 10,926:
10:05 am PDT, Jul 1,
Amy Brt, Nebraska
# 10,925:
1:43 am PDT, Jul 1,
Jeff Dearman, Massachusetts
Dont mess with our food.
Dont mess with our food.
# 10,924:
9:07 pm PDT, Jun 30,
Caitlin McCreary, Indiana
I don't want to get sick!
I don't want to get sick!
# 10,923:
9:05 pm PDT, Jun 30,
Mayla Siemion, Washington
# 10,922:
6:38 pm PDT, Jun 30,
Karen Shelangoskie, Ohio
# 10,921:
4:15 pm PDT, Jun 30,
Name not displayed, New York
# 10,920:
1:17 pm PDT, Jun 30,
Robert Wolf, Florida
# 10,919:
12:32 pm PDT, Jun 30,
Darlene Wolf, Florida
# 10,918:
12:53 am PDT, Jun 30,
Victoria Thomas, Wyoming
# 10,917:
9:35 pm PDT, Jun 29,
Maryanna Price, Maryland
# 10,916:
2:49 pm PDT, Jun 29,
R. Iemma, New York
The FDA is astonishingly becoming one of this country's least credible departments. This is not a ringing endorsement for the department that is supposed to oversee and mandate practices for so many things which affect our nation's health , safety and wellbeing. With all the drug recalls , food contamination , e-coli & salmonella outbreaks , and accompanying deaths , the travesties arising from these issues that have been plagueing us for far too long ,now , why are there still so many food and drug labeling issues this department doesn't "GET". The sad commentary of our times appears to be that many government agencies have little or no actual grasp of the issues they are purported to be regulating. Do you suppose this will change anytime , soon?
The FDA is astonishingly becoming one of this country's least credible departments. This is not a ringing endorsement for the department that is supposed to oversee and mandate practices for so many things which affect our nation's health , safety and wellbeing. With all the drug recalls , food contamination , e-coli & salmonella outbreaks , and accompanying deaths , the travesties arising from these issues that have been plagueing us for far too long ,now , why are there still so many food and drug labeling issues this department doesn't "GET". The sad commentary of our times appears to be that many government agencies have little or no actual grasp of the issues they are purported to be regulating. Do you suppose this will change anytime , soon?
# 10,915:
1:32 pm PDT, Jun 29,
Name not displayed, Arizona
# 10,914:
9:35 am PDT, Jun 29,
Sherran Beshears, North Carolina
Please identify the ingredients correctly for those of us who need this information due to health concers. If this information had been provided in the past, maybe there would not be so many obese and unhealthy people here in America. It is very important.
Please identify the ingredients correctly for those of us who need this information due to health concers. If this information had been provided in the past, maybe there would not be so many obese and unhealthy people here in America. It is very important.
# 10,913:
7:15 am PDT, Jun 29,
Donna Baker, Idaho
# 10,912:
12:01 am PDT, Jun 29,
Mary Lee Hird, Arizona
# 10,911:
11:56 pm PDT, Jun 28,
Peg Boucher Murphy, California
# 10,910:
7:25 pm PDT, Jun 28,
Name not displayed, Washington D.C.
# 10,909:
4:11 pm PDT, Jun 28,
Delores Owen, Colorado
I want food labeled accurately. If something is irradiated, I want it labeled as SUCH. But, I would never eat irradiated ANYTHING!!! Who came up with this dumb idea??? Irradiation causes negative things to occur in the organism that eats it.
I want food labeled accurately. If something is irradiated, I want it labeled as SUCH. But, I would never eat irradiated ANYTHING!!! Who came up with this dumb idea??? Irradiation causes negative things to occur in the organism that eats it.
# 10,908:
1:19 pm PDT, Jun 28,
Jennifer Ziegler, Ohio
# 10,907:
12:03 pm PDT, Jun 28,
Paul Eisenberg, Indiana
# 10,906:
10:32 am PDT, Jun 28,
Eloisa Ramos, California
The job of the FDA is to protect the consumer, not big business. I want full and accurate labeling on all food, so I can be free to choose what is best for me and my family.
The job of the FDA is to protect the consumer, not big business. I want full and accurate labeling on all food, so I can be free to choose what is best for me and my family.
# 10,905:
12:20 am PDT, Jun 28,
Susan Provost, Oklahoma
We have a right to know if there are other risks involved in our food choices. Food should remain just food, not food-like substance, chemicals, and drugs.
We have a right to know if there are other risks involved in our food choices. Food should remain just food, not food-like substance, chemicals, and drugs.
# 10,904:
11:05 pm PDT, Jun 27,
Sharayah Bender, Florida
Many people care greatly about eating irradiated food and we have the right to know what foods are and are not.
Many people care greatly about eating irradiated food and we have the right to know what foods are and are not.
# 10,903:
8:58 pm PDT, Jun 27,
Crystal Price, Tennessee
# 10,902:
8:09 pm PDT, Jun 27,
Jessica Malunay, Washington
We have a right to know what we are putting in our bodies.
We have a right to know what we are putting in our bodies.
# 10,901:
2:20 pm PDT, Jun 27,
F.C. Celestaine, Louisiana
Allow consumers to make honest and informed choices. Motivate manufacturers to stop risking the lives and health of other human beings.
Allow consumers to make honest and informed choices. Motivate manufacturers to stop risking the lives and health of other human beings.