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FOOD IRRADIATION — THE GLOBAL AGENDA — FOOD THE GLOBAL AGENDA Irradiated food has never been proved safe to eat, so we should wise-up when UN and government organisations, health authorities and transnational food corporations tell us that it is. ime to eat breakfast, brought to you by the New World Order Food Company in the year 2005. First up, a bowl of Perkie Pops™, a sugar-laden cereal "fresh" from the cardboard box. The primary ingredients are genetically engineered corn, wheat and rice, with a few chemical additives thrown in to stop the oxida- tion of fats. The TV commercial says that Perkie Pops™ really is the best breakfast cere- al, because the box is emblazoned with the Radura—the international symbol for radia- tion-treated food. Top the Perkie Pops™ with some sliced, radiation-treated Sanitary Strawberries™ that have been sitting in the fruit bow! for three weeks. Pour on some cold-pasteurised Electro Moo Milk™. Still hungry? Then splash out with a glass of X-ray-treated Neutron Power Orange Juice™ while you sizzle that 21-day-old Triple T-bone™ with three times the meat and half the fat, thanks to some growth hormones and genetic manipulation. Make yourself a cup of tea, safe in the knowledge that it is free from any nasty bacteria because the tea leaves were bombarded with ionising radiation. And as for the water, rest easy! It was X-ray sterilised at the local water treatment plant. For lunch, it's a Big Rad™, the convenient, ready-to-eat hamburger—the one with the freshness sealed in when it was made at the hamburger factory 24 months ago. It's been treated with radiation, too, and will last indefinitely on the pantry shelf. Just pop it in the microwave oven, nuke for 30 seconds and enjoy! Don't forget to make a note to buy a kilo of Gray's Gourmet Chook Patties™ for dinner. They've been exposed to a radioactive source at Gamma Fire Power, the local food irradi- ator at the industrial estate just down the road, 200 metres from your children's school. Radiation-treated for 20 minutes, the Chook Patties are sure to be completely sterile and safe to eat. And don't forget Poppa's Perfect Round-up Potatoes™. They've been in the potato sack now for six months and still haven't sprouted! They're on the menu tonight, along with the Chook Patties. At the end of the day, indulge yourself with a glass of New Clear™, a fine wine made from radiation-treated grapes, bottled in a radiation-treated bot- tle and corked with a radiation-treated cork. Does this sound unpalatable? Enough to make you sick? It's just a taste of what the nuclear industry, international organisations, government regulators and transnational food companies have in store for us. Food irradiation is on the global agenda and, very soon, nations will be powerless to turn irradiated food away from their shores. Sovereign nations will be compelled to irradiate food to conform with international "standards" dictated by the organs of global governance. This article investigates the global push to irradiate our food. The key questions addressed are: What is food irradiation? Who wants it and why? What are the effects of irradiation on our food? The article also examines what we, as concerned consumers, can do to say no to the nuclear massacre of our food. by Susan Bryce © 2000-2001 Publisher/Editor Australian Freedom & Survival Guide PO Box 66 Kenilworth, Qld 4574, Australia E-mail: sbryce@squirrel.com.au Website: www.squirrel.com.au/~sbryce/ WHAT HAPPENS IN AN IRRADIATION PLANT Food irradiation is a technology which uses radioactive isotopes (nuclear waste) or a linear accelerator to create an amount of radiation equivalent to 10 million to 70 million chest X-rays. When the food item is zapped, the radiation initiates a complex sequence of reactions that literally rip apart the molecular structure of the food. This process creates new—and in some cases, unidentified—chemicals which have not been proved safe. NEXUS 19 WHAT'S ON THE MENU? FEBRUARY — MARCH 2001