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Meat Industry Use of Irradiation

• Only good quality, wholesome meat will be irradiated

• Irradiation may not destroy pre-formed toxins or

viruses

• Irradiation will not be adopted to cover up badly

contaminated meat

• Irradiation will reduce, and in some circumstances,

eliminate pathogenic microorganisms in or on meat

and poultry including Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, S.

aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, Campylobacter

jejuni, and Toxoplasma gondii

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