In a message dated Fri, 21 Jun 2002 7:59:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, Annie Young
forwarded the following:
>> MN has been a test market for irradiated ground beef for
>> about 2 years now. We have been successful in stopping the
>> opening of an irradiated food facility in Sauk Rapids and
>> some grocery stores have discontinued selling it
>> because of consumer opposition. Regardless of this the
>> nuclear food industry continues to portray this practice as
>> accepted by consumers and needed.
I guess that all depends on whether you think the risk
of kids and others dying of e. coli from improperly cooked
beef is acceptable or not. Besides, what's this "nuclear
food industry" nonsense? We don't refer to hospitals that
treat cancer patients with radiation therapy as "nuclear
medical industry facilities", do we?
>> Dairy Queen has now entered the picture as the next outlet
>> for this practice of masking fecal contaminated food as
>> safe and still serve it to consumers.
I'd like to see this substantiated, since otherwise it
verges on slanderous.
>> Not all Dairy Queens in Minnesota are selling these "nuke
>> burgers" so the chance to nip this in the bud by showing
>> consumer opposition is paramount There 13 Dairy Queens in
>> towns in the 320 area code region, including St. Cloud and
>> Sauk Center, that are involved in this test market. There
>> is a complete listing of Dairy Queens that are currently
>> serving irradiated hamburgers below my name.
Thanks. I'll make a point of dropping by and encouraging
them to keep serving good, healthy food in spite of the
scaremongering. "Nuke burgers", my butt.
>> Please stop in to a store near you and let them know that
>> you do not want and will not eat these filthy products!
>> Please forward on this email to all you may know that live
>> in or near these town to help turn the heat up.
Finally, some sound advice for burger lovers. High heat
and thorough cooking, that's the ticket.
>> They have begun to hear from some folks be we need to make
>> sure that they hear it LOUD and CLEAR.
You know, I don't have a gripe against organic food
producers or consumers - heck, some of it's pretty good.
However, I think trying to panic people and prey on their
ignorance of what irradiated food is all about is flat-out
wrong and damaging to honest workers and businessmen
who are just trying to make food safer for the average
consumer. If you don't want to eat irradiated meat, fine,
and I have no problem with requiring labels for it even, but
this sort of ignorant mob action is just wrong. I consider it
to be in the same category of people who want to stop the
gene-modified rice that could end scurvy and other vitamin
deficiency diseases throughout the Third World.
Minneapolis-specific: Anybody know any stores in the
Lake City that sell irradiated beef? I have a sudden urge
for a hamburger, medium-rare and irradiated.
Kevin Trainor
RPM Candidate HD 61A
East Phillips
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