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TSCRA Daily News Update, Sept. 12, 2008
FSIS holds public hearings on irradiation USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will hold a public meeting on Sept. 18 to review a petition filed by the American Meat Institute to recognize the use of low penetration and low dose electron beam irradiation on the surface of chilled beef carcasses as a processing aid. Kristina Harris Butts, lobbyist for NCBA, will attend the meeting. Dr. Elizabeth Parker, chief veterinarian for NCBA, explained why irradiation is beneficial, saying, "Irradiation is one of a number of strategies our industry can use to ensure the safest products possible for consumers. Our members adopted policy in support of irradiation because — in combination with proper food handling techniques — irradiation helps prevent food-borne illnesses."
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