In 2004 Queensland's first nuclear food irradiation facility began operation in Narangba, north of Brisbane.

Food irradiation involves exposing food to radiation, in Australia this means gamma radiation emitted by a Cobalt-60 source.

Although approved by the World Health Organisation, Food irradiation has been linked with cancers, birth defects, and fetal deaths in many tests. Food that has been irradiated is depleted ofr vitamin content and has changed flavour.

Labelling laws identifying food that has been irradiated are inadequate, allowing identical product to be classified differnetly as 'food' or 'therapuetic good' , the latter of which is not required to be labelled. In any case, tests overseas have shown that unscrupulous vendors are willing to flaunt the labelling laws, meaning that we may be eating irradiated foods now, without knowing where, why or how much radiation they have been exposed to.

See also [Food Irradiation Watch] who are an affiliate member of FoEA