Where’s the Irradiated Beef? International Irradiation Association (iiA) Newsletter (October 2007)

Out of the 8-billion pounds of ground beef produced annually in the US, there are approximately 18-million pounds irradiated for your health and safety. Irradiated ground beef patties are available in the US at many supermarkets, through Schwan’s home delivery system and by mail order from Omaha Steaks.

The Schwan's Food Company features a juicy, one-third pound Black Angus Steak burger and their classic quarter pound burger, 90% lean and full of big, beefy flavour. Both irradiated for your
safety. Their website www.schwans.com

“Omaha Steaks Ground Beef: Always Superior,
Always the Safest. At Omaha Steaks we are
proud to provide you with the finest quality,
safe and wholesome food. Throughout our
90-year history, we have always taken food
safety very seriously. Our top priority is ensuring
the integrity of our products and the trust of our customers.
That's why we use an innovative food safety technology called
irradiation on all our ground beef.” www.omahasteaks.com

“From ground beef and patties to chicken breasts and whole turkeys, New Generation (by Colorado Boxed Beef) offers America’s broadest selection of irradiated foods—fresh and frozen. Using the same proven technology that NASA has relied on for years, our goal is to uphold the highest standards of food safety while providing an ever-growing selection of wholesome meat and poultry products. www.newgenerationproducts.com

“Get all the Facts on Irradiated Beef: We're proud to offer Wegmans Irradiated Fresh Ground Beef as a choice to our customers. This is 100% ground beef with the added food safety benefit of the FDA and USDA-approved irradiation process. By choosing this product, you can start enjoying great-tasting burgers cooked the way you like them moist, juicy and flavorful.” visit www.wegmans.com

Leaders and visionaries these companies have been offering customers irradiated products since the early part of this decade. These C.E.O.’s, employees and suppliers can sleep safe and sound at night knowing their products do not have E. coli that is making anyone sick.

We applaud all companies that are answering Bill Marler’s plea “Put me out of business, please. For this trial lawyer, E. coli has been a far too successful practice - and a heart-breaking one. Marler says, "I am tired of visiting with horribly sick kids who did not have to be sick in the first place. I am outraged with a food industry that allows E. coli and other poisons to reach consumers, and a President, Congress and federal regulatory system that does nothing about it.”