F.D.A., Saying Process Is Safe, Approves Irradiating Red Meat, Gina Kolata, The New York Times, 12/5/97, p. 1.

Long Quest for Safer Food Revisits Radiation Method, Gina Kolata, The New York Times, 12/4/97, p. 1.

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Here's the text from the Federal Register on the FDA decision.

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