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The Stop Food Irradiation Alliance - SFIA
Web Site concerning the Banning of Food
Irradiation in Australia - Text Version
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LETTERS TO FEDERAL PARTY LEADERS - FEDERAL ELECTION ISSUE
Write or e-mail federal leaders of political parties. Let them know this is a Federal Election issue (sample letter below). It is very important to include date, your address, name and signature.
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Contact . . |
email address |
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Hon. John Howard MP C/- Parliament House, CANBERRA. ACT. 2600 |
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is an email form at http://www.pm.gov.au/your_feedback/feedback.htm |
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Hon. Kim Beazley MP Leader of the Opposition RG109 Parliament House CANBERRA. ACT. 2600. |
kim.beazley.mp@aph.gov.au |
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Senator
Bob Brown |
bob.brown@aph.gov.au |
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Meg Lees Australian Democrats C/- The Senate Parliament House CANBERRA. ACT. 2600. |
senator.lees@democrats.org.au |
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N. Stott Despoja Australian Democrats C/- The Senate Parliament House CANBERRA. ACT. 2600 |
senator.stottdespoja@democrats.org.au |
Democrats' Leadership Decision - now that the outcome of the leadership ballot is announced (7/4/2001) write to Senator Stott Despoja as new leader of the Democrats.
ALSO WRITE OR SPEAK TO YOUR LOCAL, FEDERAL MP
Cut
& paste the SAMPLE LETTER below or
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Dear ..................
Re:
Federal Election Issue
'Food Irradiation in Australia'
Irradiation of foodstuffs in Australia is totally unacceptable to me on the following grounds:
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Irradiation does not necessarily kill all the micro-organisms that can cause illness, and it can leave intact the toxins they produce. |
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Used at the last stage of production, irradiation masks dirty processing and handling methods, and unacceptably high levels of bacterial contamination prior to "treatment". |
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Significant loss of vitamins and essential nutrients. |
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Risks to health from eating irradiated food. |
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Risks to health and the environment from highly radioactive Cobalt 60. |
In view of the foregoing, effective methods other than irradiation should be investigated in relation to sterilisation and disinfestation.
I also insist that Australia does not turn to E-Beam Accelerators as an alternative, as the effects on foods from this form of irradiation are indistinguishable from that caused by gamma rays (i.e. Cobalt 60 or Caesium 137).
The Precautionary Principle should apply to food irradiation.
In conclusion:
1. I look forward to receiving a clear and unequivocal reply on your Party's position on the issue of food irradiation.
2. I ask that you make a clear and unequivocal public statement in regard to same.
Yours faithfully,
(In your letter to Mr. Beazley, you may like to remind him that Labor has a stated Anti-Nuclear Policy)
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