These are new substances that are not found in unirradiated food.
J. Mountwinter, ‘Food irradiation — don't nuke the cake’, Simply Living, 2, 14, undated, pp.22–29.
E.g. see Jan Taylor, ‘Does noise level equal public concern’ Queensland Government Consumer Affairs Bureau; G. E. Mitchell (Queensland Department of Primary Industries) ‘Prospects for food irradiation in Queensland’, Food Technology in Australia, 38, 11, November 1986, pp.472–474; G.E. Mitchell, ‘Food irradiation’, Queensland Agricultural Journal, Jan-Feb, 1986, pp.17–21.
Irradiation viable here, inquiry told’, Courier Mail, 5 March, 1987, p. 10.
MLA attacks irradiation plan for fruit and vege markets’, Courier Mail, 9 August, 1986, p. 11.
Irradiation viable here, inquiry told’, Courier Mail, 5 March, 1987, p.10.
A similar conclusion has been suggested in the New Zealand context. See L.R.B. Mann and K.E. Tait, ‘Food irradiation: known harm, unanswered questions and procedures for technology assessment’, paper presented to the 56th ANZAAS Congress, New Zealand, January, 1987.