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Background Information:

» (11/1/04) Chronology of Food Irradiation Events » (9/9/03) Stopping New Irradiation Facilities » (4/7/03) Effects of irradiation on trans fatty acids formation in ground beef [74 KB] » (10/31/02) USDA Instructions to Meat Inspectors in Kansas [170 KB] » (7/23/02) FDA Report to Congress on Food Irradiation Labeling. Consumer focus groups held by Food and Drug Administration during summer of 2001 reject use of term pasteurization to describe irradiation. [177 KB] » (7/23/02) USDA Food Labeling Study. Consumer focus groups held for the United States Department of Agriculture during early 2002 reject the use of term pasteurization to describe irradiation. [64 KB]

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