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tton lists the group's participation in This photo of 3umstetn accompamea hearings an' national legislation" pro- tY. a Sept. 19, 1967 arricie in the Oadv Re- posing a ban an the sale of irradiated cord about Surnstem's campaign :a foods and describes their role in 'the stop food irradiation. Reporter Room -ggle to ban radiation exposed food Lally wrote: 'Once again, he rolled uo ew fersey.' The group also takes ' his sleeves and got to work. He too- credit ?or its work in Alaska to per- bled to get legislation passed in :he suade the governor to refuse a federal state Senate banning the sale orrrract- granttobuild anirradiation facdim. .1 atedfoodinNewlersev.Nowhe'stoo- Some ofthelobbying materials bear 1\ byingkeymembersoithestateAssern• the sponsor name of 'People for the bly.... Bumstern says he devotes as Responsible .Management of Radioac- - much energy to environmental issues tive Waste.' a group also headed by as he does ro his medical prarnce. Sumstan with the same address as Food &Water(his home address). And Bumstern told the Daily Record. if you call the phone numb er for the 'Food irradiation as Weil as all toxic 'People' group, it rings in Sumstein's lwaltel is violence against us, against medical office! Bumstein is the presi• our children, against future genera- dent of Food & Water, and according Kier awnwrowrcru dons and against our environment." to the group's tax form works 3S hours a week in this capacity. dation'-a group that at the time did research foundation could be set uo in Another interesting irregularity is not exist. According to Michael Colby, the Boston area. One intrepid scientist that the 1907 Food & Water tax return associate directorof Food & Water, the tried w rind the foundation office in a notes a contribution of S104,060 'paid money was being 'held' by Food & Boston suburb. He described it as a to Children's Cancer Research Foun- Water until the bank account of this 'broom closet' used as a mail drop. The lrivisible Violence' of Food & Water • The same letter states that after Here is a selection of misinforma- - - Food & Water flooded the Florida tion from Food & Water's leading wkesmen: Citrus Commission with letters, the e Michael Colby, associate direc- 'Citrus Commission reversed their - tor of Food & Water, on an Aug. 15, initial position of support forirradia- , ; ; 1990 Pacifica Radio program 'Our don and rejected the process.' Nuclear World,' stated: The fact is that the State of Florida Citrus and the Florida Food irradiation is bombarding Departirsent of it yam" _16 our food with radioactive isotopes. ~c • - Citrus Commission wrote to Bumstein The reason why we have food irmdi- - asking him to -Immediately cease and abon is it directly comes from the desistdsefalstuseofournamesincon- Atoms for Peace program in the -r'f'~c•- nK with your campaigns against 1950s, when they were trying to food irradiation" and to 'retract all come up with reasons to use radio- - std to the contrary" e Food & Water research director active garbage, to try to extend the ludkh H. lohnsrud wrote in 1906: nuclear industry. 'The Food and Drug Administra- *The best that canbesaid abautfood irradiation is ftt neither FDA nor don admitted that there could r„-. • ' ueoa anyone also knows If It Is safe, and be an increase in the cancer rate if food is irradiated.... Salmonella, the main beneficiary of substantial evidence indicates that 'When you irradiate poultry at the Food & water's campaign against foods treated with h ra ationngtare approvedlevel...tharstheequiva- foodfradiadon, damaging to heal. _ lent of giving that chicken 30 million tory prudence would dictate that a cheatX-rays.... know, in an unprecedented mow, technology having potentially seri- 'We are being attacked by the in- the Food and Drug Administration ous adverse public health conse- visible violence of technologies like (FDA)-without conducting any tax- quencesmustnotbeallowed toPro- food irradiation.' icologiol tests--approved the pro- coed Commercially while such $ig- e An undated letter from Wall cos of irradiating foods in 1906.' hifficam gaps in knowledge exist.' Bumstein to raise funds to stop the For the facts. sale the FDAstatemesn For the tam, see the FDA statement •yindicator plant states: 'As you may on pate 19. oe stall 1!. 21st CENTURY FaU 1991 - - 23 SPECIAL REPORT