2005 Food Irradiation Survey

This survey is being conducted in order to provide information to the Australia public on the use of food irradiation in order to enable consumers to choose products that have not been irradiated should they so choose.
Please take a moment to complete our survey.

When you’re done, please post the questionnaire reply-paid to this address:
Food Irradiation Watch
Reply-paid 5829
West End QLD 4101

or send a stamped envelope to:
PO Box 5829
West End
QLD 4101

Phone: 0411 118 737
Email: foodirradiationwatch@yahoo.com.au
Web: www.foodirradiationinfo.org

About You:

Name

Position

Address

Organisation E-mail

Phone

Description of
Organisation


About this survey:

The categories: We will be dividing brands into three categories in our guide:

GREEN - Companies with policy against irradiation, and certified organic products
ORANGE – Companies committed to removing or avoiding irradiation in their production chain
RED – Companies with no policy or a policy in favour of irradiation

All questions in this survey refer to:

• Ingredients
• Completed products, including therapeutic products and pet foods

Please answer with reference to these two categories and list details if necessary.

1. Does your company have a policy on food irradiation?

Yes (please attach your policy)

Yes, depending on brand
(please attach brand policy)

No

Pending

2. Do you currently use irradiation, or irradiated ingredients in your products?

Yes

No

Don’t Know

Why?

3. If you do not use irradiation or irradiated ingredients, why?
(check more than one option if applicable)

They are not available

They are not affordable

They are not required for our operations

Concerned about consumer reaction

Against our policy

Unsure

4. Would you consider labeling your non-irradiated products as ‘non-irradiated’ or ‘irradiation-free’?

Yes

No

Label only as the law requires

Other: explain

5. If you do use irradiation or irradiated ingredients, can you tell us which products and what their destination market is?

6. If a non-irradiated alternative to the ingredients you use existed, would you use that?

Yes

No

Unsure

Why?

7. What do you think consumer attitudes are to irradiation?

In favour

Against

Unaware

Indifferent

8. Do you use irradiated packaging materials?

Yes

No

Unsure
Note: this question will not be used for rating purposes in the guide

Additional Comments (Please be assured that your comments and personal information
will not be included in the guide)

When you’re done, please post the questionnaire reply-paid to this address:
Food Irradiation Watch
Reply-paid 5829
West End QLD 4101

or send a stamped envelope to:
PO Box 5829
West End
QLD 4101

Thank you kindly for your participation!

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