Fw: Should Our Meat Be Irradiated?

Audrey Malan (dbrown@wavecom.net)
Mon, 8 Mar 1999 13:15:36 -0800

I read in the recent Rocky Mt Farmers' Union newletter, Union Farmer, of a
"new" method of meat processing currently used in New Zealand's lamb
industry:
"The New Zealand processing method operates on the premise that if you
don't contaminate the meat to begin with, you don't have to worry about
cleaning the carcass and meat later on."

The article continues with more of the particulars - but, my question -
why are we not researching and incorporating different processing methods,
vs. jumping to irradiation to solve the ills... Audrey
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Audrey Malan
Cooperative Consulting
Ph: 307-655-9162

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> From: Frits v/d Laan <F.vd.Laan@inter.nl.net>
> To: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu
> Subject: Re: Should Our Meat Be Irradiated?
> Date: Sunday, March 07, 1999 10:31 AM
>
>
> >Should Our Meat Be Irradiated?
> >
> > I fully support the irradiation of some of our nation's food supply.
> > Talk to some of the parents whose children have died from E.coli.
> > contamination (beef or unpasteurized apple juice), I'm sure they would
> > agree that something must be done.
>
> Irradiation of ALL beef in the Netherlands and Scandinavian
> countries is forbidden ( Don't know about Germany and the UK)
> Contermination is mostly because the consumer don't take enough care
> or don't take responsibility in keeping and preparing meat cq. eggs
> (samonella) Warnings like using clean knifes etc are given regularly
> to consumers. I think that you cannot take all responsibility
> away from the consumer unless you want a totally blindshopper.
>
>
> In organic products ANY irradiation is forbidden in EU
> Radiation kills bacteria etc. it doesn't break down poisonous
> chemicals. pasturizing, boiling also kills bacteria so there
> should be no need for irradiation.
>
> A new method seen on BBC Tomorrows World is pressurizing the
> products to very high pressures. the result is (they say) that
> the products hold up to 4 times longer without losing there flavour.
>
> Frits v/d Laan
> Organic horticulture. Gouda - Netherlands
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