Nuclear technologies in food and agriculture:
How far will we accept to go?
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Conference and press point in Paris, Thursday, November 26, 2009 (15 p.m.)
Press release - Paris, October 27, 2009
French collective against food irradiation
Food irradiation - officially called “ionization” - is a nuclear technology used by the food industry, often presented as less harmful than other modes of preservation or decontamination. However, there are health, environmental and social risks that official health advice does not take into account. The regulations are ambiguous and disparate from one geographical area to another in the world. In France, controls are rare or almost non-existent. The volumes of irradiated products actually marketed - and consumed - are largely unknown.
In reality, the official opinions are based on work within the UN (United Nations) under the influence of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) under an agreement between the WHO ( World Health Organization) and the IAEA, which de facto renders the latter judge and party to this case.
In addition, it is under a similar agreement between the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) and the IAEA that technologies have been developed which encourage the mutation of seeds by irradiation, in parallel with conducting genetic manipulation research introducing foreign gene sequences (GMOs).
As with food irradiation, the techniques of mutation by irradiation produce biological effects whose safety for food is not clearly demonstrated. They also represent environmental and social risks.
The French Collective Against Food Irradiation * invites you to a conference and press point to expose the issues and debate these questions, with the participation of:
- Roland Desbordes, physicist and president of CRIIRAD,
- Thierry Folliard, engineer, naturopath and co-host of the French collective against food irradiation (Action Consumption)
- Guy Kastler, spokesperson for Nature et Progrès
- Hervé Le Meur, president of GMO Dangers
Please confirm your presence by email to info@irradiation-foods.org or by phone at the 01 48 05 86 81.
Thursday November 26 at 15 a.m.
2nd arrondissement town hall - 8, rue de la Banque, 75002 Paris, Metro Bourse
Press contacts:
Consumption Action: +33 (0) 6 86 89 78 89
Alain Sousa - CRIIRAD: +33 (0) 4 75 41 82 54
* The members of the French Collective against Food Irradiation
Action Consumption - Suitability - Acting for the Environment - Friends of the Earth - Leo Lagrange Association for the Defense of Consumers - Association for Information on the Denaturation of Food and Health (AIDAS) - ATTAC - Biocoop - Bure Collectives -Stop - Confédération Paysanne - CRiiRAD - Ecoforum - Ekwo - Federation of Nature and Progress - Food and Water Watch Europe - Movement for the Rights and Respect of Future Generations (MDRGF) - RECit (Network of schools for citizens) - Network "Out of nuclear power".
French collective against food irradiation, www.irradiation-foods.org
another pact between the WHO and the IAEA (according to the 1959 charter, or even the latest publications which say that man now has a radio nuclide level in the blood, by observation ...).
to better impose a standard that is respectable by the countries that have adopted it (nuclear irradiation) under the principle of "food safety" (which no doubt also includes GMOs), food is passed through a zero irradiation barrier , beta and / or gamma rays this time, to eliminate germs viruses etc ...
again nobody knows what this technology does in the long term, apparently it kills vitamins and would cause mutations?
this barrier principle is used to pass a lot of food in ports, etc ... exotic products, bottled water (potable, for food security like the chlorine level in drinking water plan vigipirate at the highest level, .. .) so to protect us we are poisoned! paradox ...
Ah, progress is beautiful!
what are you eating tonight?
more info on
www.irradiation-foods.org