European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 19, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 11 letters Ann Landers concerned writer assured on food safety since we moved Here East summer. I Hutc become increasingly concerned about radioactivity in Rood due to the chernobyl Accident and its nuclear fallout Here in Europe. Jus recently i read in German newspapers and magazines hat the present radioactivity in milk due to the feeding of radioactive Hay to cows is As High As it had been shortly after he chernobyl Accident As of january 130 Becque Cryl per one liter were measured in pair of Southern Germany experts expected it to Rise in february and March to 500 Becque Rel. In Germany the highest measure allowed is 37u Becquerel per liter. Plea explain to me and Oiher concerned parents How and if milk and cheese products Are tested according to american radioactivity regulations. What is the Becquerel limit on milk sold in the commissary also Are the other fresh products like meal vegetable and fruit purchased Here in Europe subject to strict american radioactive testing Gertie Kessler Heidelberg editor s note col. James c. Cooper assist ant chief of staff. Veterinary services he 7th medical come replies 1 in pleased to discuss the safety aspects of food sold id department of defence food facilities in Europe specifically their radon Illde Content. The writer is Correct Lull 370 Beca Nerel Beqaj later Al to kilo Niti is the highest measure allowed in Cen Tuv with respect id cedi no 134 Iod cerium 137. The  have very Long half lives approximately 23-30 years respectively and is a result the Hay or other forage harvested last summer and fed to Cate and other livestock Hilt sprint contains residuals of thou . Note a half life a the time to takes for a known mass or Anim to of radioactive substance to reduce its my by one half rec. If Yon had one ounce of a Ethan it would take 30 Yean Toredo Celo one half ounce and at on never really completely disintegrating Bat becoming Laninea parable prior to cd Nobyl a food Chain contained Levels of Cesi Umas a result of background radiation and past a Trospher pc toting of nuclear weapons. The United state food and drug administration Rathe european economic Community  officials and the ministry of health in Bonn All agree on the above mentioned 370 Beol or pkg level u an action or safety level for Dairy products level at a Hin products will be banned bom the Market. The Fra also null Iii this 370 be pkg for other food items White the  allow up to 600 by pkg tar other food items. The is. Array enforces the More conserva Tive Fra Levels for these other food items. The action level for cerium is the same for both infants and adults and is the level wed within All Dod food service activities in Europe. Farther explained the action level Means that foods containing cerium up to the action level can be eaten in Normal portions daily year after year without measurable or detectable health risk. The . Fra action level for iodine 131 is lower and does have different Levels for Infante and a dolls. This null nuclide while an immediate concern daring the chernobyl incident no longer exists because of its Short half life of about eight Dayi. The Fra action lev Els for iodine Are  be a for infants and 296 be a or pkg for a dolls. Miloe is lower because toe thyroid gland will accumulate the iodine and therefore rive an individual Organ a higher exposure Venns cedi no which is not accumulated in a specific Organ. Following chernobyl the a army veterinary service coordinated test results on food purchased in Europe with the Public health official of the producing countries and conducted tests on Sample of the full Range of produce purchased by Dod food service duties Here i Europe. This testing is conducted by the 7th medical come s i oth medical Laboratory in Landsi Ahl both the veterinary Dif Uhm and Ibe preventive Medicine division at the Laboratory Are involved in Ibia exhaustive detailed Laboratory analysis. Conversations with individuals at the ministry of health for the fed eral Republic of Germany in Bonn have assured me that no food products have been told on the German econ omy that exceed the 370 be a or pkg action level. A surveillance plan was established by 7lh medical come and coordinated with is. European come Neucom for continued Laboratory testing on nil Range of food products purchased in Europe. Test remits on these products As Well a on products shipped cram the Usa have All been cd below the established Fra action Levels mentioned above. This surveillance plan was implemented by the 10th medical Laboratory but fall. The purpose of ibis plan la two fold to assure that All food products procured by Dod food service activities do not exceed established action Levels Tel by the Fra and thus assure the safety of is. Forces and family members. To maintain Laboratory capabilities at a ready stale to ensure that state of the Art equipment and people trained too it arc always available. In order in assess the level of  cerium Content in milk on the German Economy which might be purchased by . Forces assigned to Remote sties in Germany we had samples purchased Al several locations in Bavaria and Northern Germany from Small grocery store non army approved sources for Lessing by our 10th medical Laboratory in March. These re sults were also Well below the action Levels for cerium described above i would like to close by assuring you that to the Best of our knowledge As verified by Laboratory testing food products accepted for delivery id Dod activities in the european theater following the chernobyl Accident have not exceeded the established action Levels. Respect urged for Flag National Anthem i d like to address this to the Soldier whose evening at the Post theater i spoiled sunday. Yes i was the Jerk who leaned Over your shoulder and whispered the proper position during our National Anthem is the position of attention and i did feel the anger and embarrassment that you must have Felt with your wife beside you. Perhaps you Felt i was picking on you and you re absolutely right you weren t the Only one fidgeting around while the Star spangled Banner was playing. I Taw others talking and moving around but you were the closest one and i just could nol stand to let you get away with it. You see paying respect to our Flag and National Anthem is nol optional when you re in civilian clothes on leave indoors or during the weekend. As a Soldier you More than anyone else should under stand Why this is so. Our Flag and National Anthem Are symbols of 1 lie values and principles which you Are sworn to defend. They exist today because others before us have sacrificed their lives in heir defense. It is out of reaped for them thai i stand at attention during our National Anthem no matter where i am what i m wearing or who i m with. As a fellow Soldier i expect you to in the same. Thank you for your prompt attention. Opt. Lionel  Fulda Germany dear Ann Landers 1 am writing about the letter signed Lucille from St.  she wrote about sibling rivalry. 1 am a 20-year-old woman with an older brother. We have quarrelled since i was 12. Dad sent me a copy of that column and wrote across the lop please read iltis and think about  i did and it made me yearn for the Days when my brother and 1 had such Good � t times together. Felt ashamed " that 1 had t done anything Over the Yean to make things better. One week later i received a letter from my brother saying that he too had received the same column from dad. He said he was willing to put Forth the Effort to rebuild that great relationship and he hoped i would meet him Halfway. 1 never dreamed that a letter in Ann Landers column could make us realize How stubborn and foolish we had been. My brother s letter arrived on my birthday and it was the Best birthday present i have Ever received. I want to say thank you Lucille in St. Louis. Thank you. Dad. And thank you Ann  Wendy in Baton Rouge dear Wendy and i want to say thank Yon for letting me know. I Hope All Brothers and Sisters out there who have been holding grudges will mail this column to hit or her sibling and write across the top How about it i d lore some feedback on the reunions. There Are bound to be dozens and that would make me very Happy. Dear Ann Landers recently you wrote about a woman who became upset because her husband refused to bless her when she sneezed. She said it was a custom in her family and they All believe it Prelec Ted them from evil. 1 read somewhere thai in he Middle Ages people believed that when a person sneezed his soul flew out of his note and the Devil would grab it in leu someone said god bless you immediately. If you print this please Don l use my name. My family already thinks i m plenty weird. No name in Rochester . Dear Koch weird not really. Read on dear Ann Landers my grandmother taught us kids 1o always say god bless you when someone sneezes. She said that at that very second the person s heart slops beating and he is actually close to death. If no one blesses him he is without Protection and May die. Although my Good sense tells me this is not True i am compelled to say god bless you to everyone who sneezes whether i know them or not. I even bless dogs when they sneeze. Would you say i am a Little cuckoo to in the big d dear big d cuckoo no. Obviously your grandmother s admonition bad a powerful influence on you and you be become compulsive about it. I think it s rather Sweet. Not to a gift. N4dear Ann Landers i resumed from a visit to France and Germany recently and was struck by the Large numbers of dogs and cats i saw there. Has anyone Ever done a census on us number of pets in the United slates . Anchorage do franc an actual census i Dent know but according in time Magazine March 30is million dogs reside in . Homes. Also 56 million cats 45 million Birds 251 million fish and 125 million other assorted creatures. 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