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<br /> l<' 04-10-1997 12~42PM FROM FOOD & WATER INC. TO 1808?666846 P.04 <br /> (Frieda's Reverses Irradiation Position, page <br /> A few political leaders in Hawaii, including the 1Vlayor of Hawaii County, Stephen <br /> Yamashiro, are pushing hard to have a publicly Snanced food irradiation facility built <br /> near Kilo. But the proposal has met stiff opposition from local citizens. C1.S. and <br /> Japanese consumer and environmental groups, as well as deep skepticism from the food <br /> industry. <br /> Irradiation exposes foods to the equivalent of !0 to 30 million chest x-rays to sterilize <br /> food, kill insects and extend shelf-life. Though the (,'.S. Food 8c Drug Administrarion has <br /> approved irradiation for most foods, serious health and environmental questions about <br /> the technology remain. Irradiation causes the formation of new chemicals in foods called <br /> radiolytic products. Some of these chemicals are known carcinogens and still others are <br /> untested and unknown. Irradiation facilities also pose risks to workers and surrounding <br /> communities from possible radioactive ]eaks and accidental exposure to radiation <br /> sources. <br /> Food & Water, Inc., a leading national food safety and environmental organization <br /> founded by a family physician in 1986. leas led the effort to educate citizens on the <br /> human health and environmental dangers of exposing foods to radiation and has over <br /> 100,000 supporters nationwide. <br /> RR I, Box 68D Wsldsn, VT 05873 (80Z} 563-3300 Fax (802) 563-3310 I.800-EAT-SAFE <br /> <br />