Public health officials are key in reviving this food-safety technology. It was eight years ago on May 16 that irradiated ground beef first became commercially available in the U.S. That was the day that frozen ground beef patties in two-lb. boxes from Huiskens Meats of Chandler, MN went on sale in 84 grocery stores in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area. By the end of 2003, 15 million Ibs. of fresh and frozen irradiated product were available by mail order and in more than 10,000 retail outlets and2,000 restaurants in 48 states.
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