By Bill Henning
Penn State
Test marketing of irradiated
ground beef began in earnest in
May in retail stores in Minneap
olis. Since then, most major
packers have product in some
supermarkets and are watching
consumer reaction to it.
It is not being heavily ad
vertised and is being offered
only as frozen patties.
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rently being irradiated by beet
processing companies represents
only a fraction of the eight bil
lion pounds of ground beef pro
duced in the U.S. each year.
How much more irradiated beef
will be produced will depend
upon consumer response.
Company officials indicate
they view irradiation as a con
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will ultimately decide whether
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they consider irradiation accept
able.
Many highly respected organ
izations, including the Food and
Drug Administration, USDA,
Centers for Disease Control, the
World Health Organization and
the American Medical Associa
tion recognize the benefits of ir
radiation.
Although consumer advocates
have quietly accepted the irradi
ation process as another inter
vention step in food safety, the
issue has not gone without de
tractors. A New Jersey assem
blyman has introduced state
legislation to halt the sale and
distribution of irradiated food.
“We know irradiation gen
erates carcinogens,” said Mike
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 7, 2000-All
Perrone, legislative assistant tor
New Jersey assemblyman, John
Kelly. He cites a study in India
that found children who ate ir
radiated wheat had chromo
some abnormalities.
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found chromosome abnormali
ties in monkeys and rats fed ir
radiated foods, Perrone said.
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ies were published in peer
reviewed scientific journals.
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Jersey College of Medicine
found that Chinese medical stu
dents who ate irradiated food
had chromosome abnormalities.
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it likely to pass the assembly.
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