{"id":28,"date":"2015-09-10T02:33:57","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T02:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodirradiationwatch.org\/?p=28"},"modified":"2025-12-21T11:33:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T11:33:17","slug":"govt-approves-nuclear-irradiation-of-tomatoes-and-capsicums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/foodirradiationwatch.org\/index.php\/govt-approves-nuclear-irradiation-of-tomatoes-and-capsicums\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt Approves Nuclear Irradiation of Tomatoes and Capsicums"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"tomato\"<\/a>The irradiation of tomatoes & capsicums (bell peppers) has been approved by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). In Australia, all irradiation is done with nuclear material.<\/p>\n

the average Australian consumes an estimated 23kgs of tomato-based products per year – FIWatch in submission to FZANZ<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A1069 and the FSANZ assessment of it are based on primary, unpublished research conducted by Qld DEEDI, the applicant itself. Both the Queensland government and FSANZ admit the existing literature on the irradiation of tomatoes and capsicums has \u201climited\u201dvalue or relevance. They then emphasise that their own unpublished research was conducted under conditions similar to those expected when tomatoes and
\ncapsicums are irradiated here in Australia and appear to rely on this as the basis for their argument that they do not need to have their own research peer-reviewed or tested by an independent agent.<\/p>\n

Now, A1069 (the application for the irradiation of tomatoes and capsicums) only requires rubber-stamping from the Ministerial Council. Each state has at least one STATE MP on the Council. Let your local member know that you say NO!!!<\/p>\n

The irradiation of tomatoes and capsicums poses a risk to our community and is not in the public interest. A1069 must be rejected.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Australian Government:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hon Tanya Plibersek MP
\nMinister for Health and Ageing
\n150 Broadway, Chippendale NSW 2008 Minister.Plibersek@health.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n

The Hon Catherine King, MP
\nParliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing
\nPO Box 6022, House of Representatives
\nParliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Catherine.King.MP@aph.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n

Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig
\nMinister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
\nGPO Box 2477, Brisbane QLD 4001 joe.ludwig@maff.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n

New Zealand:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Hon Nikki Kaye. MP,Minister for Food Safety
\nP.O. Box 47-658,Ponsonby
\nAuckland 1144 New Zealand mp.aucklandcentral@parliament.govt.nz<\/a><\/p>\n

Australian State & Territory Reps:<\/strong><\/p>\n

QLD<\/span><\/p>\n

Lead Minister: The Hon Lawrence Springborg, MP
\nMinister for Health
\nGPO Box 48, Brisbane QLD 4001 Health@ministerial.qld.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n

The Hon John McVeigh MP
\nMinister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
\nGPO Box 46, Brisbane QLD 4001 Agriculture@ministerial.qld.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n

NSW<\/span><\/p>\n

Lead Minister: Ms Katrina Hodgkinson, MP
\nMinister for Primary Industries
\nLevel 30 Governor Macquarie Tower
\n1 Farrer Place, Sydney NSW 2000 office@hodgkinson.minister.nsw.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n

Mrs Jillian Skinner, MP, Minister for Health
\nLevel 31 Governor Macquarie Tower
\n1 Farrer Place, Sydney NSW 2000 office@skinner.minister.nsw.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n

NT<\/span><\/p>\n

The Hon David Tollner, MLA, Minister for Health
\nGPO Box 3146 Darwin NT 0801
\nEmail: Minister.tollner@nt.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n

VIC<\/span><\/p>\n

Lead Minister: The Hon David Davis, MLC
\nMinister for Health
\nShop 4, 976 Riversdale Rd., Surrey Hills VIC 3127 david.davis@parliament.vic.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n

The Hon Peter Walsh, MP
\nMinister for Agriculture and Food Security
\nLevel 20,1 Spring Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 peter.walsh@parliament.vic.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n

WA<\/span><\/p>\n

Lead Minister: The Hon Dr Kim Hames, MB BS JP MLA, Minister for Health
\nPO Box 5551 Falcon WA 6210
\nkim.hames@mp.wa.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n

The Hon Terry Redman, MLA
\nMinister for Agriculture and Food
\n11th Floor, Dumas House
\n2 Havelock Street, West Perth WA 6005 Minister.Redman@dpc.wa.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n

TAS<\/span><\/p>\n

Lead Minister: The Hon Michelle O’Byrne, MP
\nMinister for Health
\nGPO Box 1470, Hobart TAS 7000 Michelle.O’Byrne@parliament.tas.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n

ACT<\/span><\/p>\n

Ms Katy Gallagher, MLA
\nMinister for Health
\nGPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601 gallagher@act.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n

SA<\/span><\/p>\n

Lead Minister: The Hon Jack Snelling, MP
\nMinister for Health and Ageing
\nGPO Box 2555 Adelaide SA 5001 Email: Minister.health@health.sa.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n

The Hon Gail Gago, MLC
\nMinister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
\nGPO Box 464 Adelaide SA 5001 Email: minister.gago@sa.gov.au<\/a><\/p>\n

Australian Local Government Association:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Councillor Bill McArthur
\nGolden Plains Shire
\nPresident of the Municipal Association of Victoria
\nPO Box 111,Bannockburn VIC 3331<\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

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The irradiation of tomatoes & capsicums (bell peppers) has been approved by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). In Australia, all irradiation is done with nuclear material. the average Australian consumes an estimated 23kgs of tomato-based products per year – FIWatch in submission to FZANZ A1069 and the FSANZ assessment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/foodirradiationwatch.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/foodirradiationwatch.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/foodirradiationwatch.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foodirradiationwatch.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foodirradiationwatch.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/foodirradiationwatch.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":560,"href":"http:\/\/foodirradiationwatch.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28\/revisions\/560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/foodirradiationwatch.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foodirradiationwatch.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foodirradiationwatch.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}