USDA: Meat Irradiation Off Table For Now

5CatMom

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USDA: Meat Irradiation Off Table For Now

« on: January 30, 2010, 04:23:22 AM »

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/01/usda-meat-irradiation-is-off-the-table-for-now/

January 30, 2010

"The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is not moving forward on a meat industry request to approve carcass irradiation as a food safety technique, according to Meatingplace."


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Re: USDA: Meat Irradiation Off Table For Now

« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2010, 07:49:06 AM »

Yeah !!


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Re: USDA: Meat Irradiation Off Table For Now

« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2010, 08:13:54 AM »

Could it be that all the consumer efforts made to tell the government consumers want safer food
and to adopt more of Europe's precautions - if not proven safe, don't use it -- are getting heard a
little? Sometimes you feel like you're yelling in a vacuum and no one is listening. Yea, government!!!
Keep it up. If meat producers would adopt safer and cleaner practices, that might help save lives, too.


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« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2010, 08:16:32 AM »

I must be dreaming...something in favor of consumer choice, health, and safety, and doesn't serve the interests of big "agribusiness?" Cool


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Re: USDA: Meat Irradiation Off Table For Now

« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2010, 08:08:33 PM »

http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/ct-nat-meat-safety-20100121,0,7498764,full.story

Meat safety: How well done?
Chicago Tribune

irradiation, ammonia, chlorine & carbon monoxide, as well as tenderizing described


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Re: USDA: Meat Irradiation Off Table For Now

« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2010, 10:42:38 PM »

Quote from: 5CatMom on January 30, 2010, 04:23:22 AM

Thx for the link. States that people are freaking out about ammonia being used in the meat and the USDA is not gonna take on anymore consumers at this point with another processing aid (and one that would not be on the label of the meat either if the meat processors have their say). Glad they are not going to let any of them take the easy, lazy way out to blast meat with radiation - NO THANKS.


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