Volume VIII Number 2 March/April 2000

USDA Finalizes Cold Pasteurization Rules


The USDA has finished the rulemaking process for irradiation, or cold pasteurization of beef. Processors will be able to use this new technology that eliminates E. coli O157:H7 from raw meat. Several major processor are ready to test market cold pasteurized ground beef in retail outlets.


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