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>From: "Audrey Malan" <dbrown@wavecom.net>
>To: "sanet" <sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu>
>Subject: Fw: Should Our Meat Be Irradiated?
>Date: Mon Mar, 1999, 13:15
>
>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
>> http://web.inter.nl.net/users/F.vd.Laan/
>> mail f.vd.laan@inter.nl.net
>>
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