The other fruits do not have trade associations because they are grown in much smaller quantities. Hawaiian growers are very sensitive to customer response because they sell an expensive product with a 'premium' image, and some growers don't support the use of irradiation . A short sample letter follows. The Honolulu Advertiser 605 Kapiolani Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96813 Send a copy to the manager of your supermarket and to the customer service office of the supermarket headquarters.
Fresh foods are our best sources of antioxidants and active digestive enzymes.
They are essential to a healthy diet. Irradiation makes the nutrition of raw food similar to that of cooked food. Irradiation energy slams into the cells of the food. The enzymes are damaged. Irradiated 'fresh' food looks and tastes like fresh food, but nutritionally it is like cooked, dead food.