Re: Food Irradiation

[Ted de Castro <tdc@XRAYTED.COM>]

My objection is that that by the advantages irradiation the companies

automatically are able to make more profit - but then they try to put it

off as an additional expense that they must "recover" and then profit

from - thus they double profit.  That is a mis representation!



Tim wrote:

> 

> --- Franz Schoenhofer <franz.schoenhofer@CHELLO.AT>

> wrote:

> > up at RADSAFE frequently. I support any activities

> > to save food in the

> > developing countries by irradiating it and saving it

> > from being destroyed by

> > pests. What I do not support is the clearly uttered

> > interest of some

> > companies in the U'SA to maximize their profits by

> > marketing food, which

> > otherwise would not be possible to be marketized,

> > because it is infested by

> > salmonella and other - deadly - bacteria. Yes, I

> > write "deadly bacteria".

> 

> I really would like to know why one would oppose

> something just because someone can make a profit on

> it.  Why would it be wrong to irradiate chickens and

> kill most, if not all, of the salmonella bacteria to

> help cut down on the number of food poisoning cases?

> It should not make a difference if a company can

> increase their profits by irradiating food.  That

> should not even be a topic of discussion.

> 

> If you want to use profits as a talking point then you

> are in effect saying that money is more important to

> you than peoples' health is.

> 

> >     I clearly oppose  it, when it comes to "extended

> > shelf live". This is an

> > argument, which is in sharp contrast with the world

> > wide opinion that food

> > should be as fresh as possible. If Americans accept

> 

> Unfresh food is not fresh because bacteria has had

> time to destory parts of the food.  By killing the

> bacteria, you keep it fresher longer.  Besides, I'm

> sure starving people in Africa would love to have food

> that you would thumb your nose at because it was not

> harvested/killed earlier that morning.

> 

> > that foods shelf life is

> > extended by radiation - please do it. Nobody in

> > Europe will accept it -

> 

> "Nobody?"  That is a mighty tall accusation there.

> 

> > simply because there is no need for it. We have

> > excellent ways to ship

> > oysters, fish, crabs, etc.  to any destination

> > within Europe. The price is

> 

> Do you think that Europe is the only place where

> trucks move produce from farm to store?

> 

> > accordingly. If you do not want to pay the price for

> > fresh oysters - leave

> > it and eat a McDonalds hamburger instead - in Europe

> > this would be a kind of

> > insunuaion.

> 

> Are you opposed to something that can make fresh

> oysters more affordable?  Why?

> 

> >     Food irradiation is ok, if it helps peoples to

> > escape famine. It is a

> > crime, if it is intended to maximise profits of

> > world wide acting companies.

> 

> What do you have against companies making money?  Why

> is it wrong for a company to make money?  What law

> would it violate if a company makes more money from

> food irradiation because there is less spoilage thus

> resulting in more sales?

> 

> Food irradiation will not harm anyone, will prevent

> many cases of food poisonings, can help reduce world

> hunger, and might actually increase profits for some

> companies.  Everyone wins.  Yet, the fact that someone

> might actually make some money, God forbid anyone make

> money - that would be the end of the world!, seems to

> strike a nerve in you and I don't know why.

> 

> It's frankly NONE of your business how much money

> companies make.

> 

> Tim

> 

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