Dairy Queen tries Irradiated Burgers 

BEEF Magazine 1jul02

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Irradiated ground beef patties have entered the fast-food market. In a test that's expected to be watched closely by other U.S. fast-food chains, Minneapolis-based Dairy Queen is test-marketing the ground beef in a handful of its outlets in central Minnesota. If the tests go well, Dairy Queen says it will expand the program by July 4 to Minneapolis and St. Paul.

It's another first for Minnesota, which in May 2000 was the site of the first retail availability of irradiated ground beef. It was the culmination of several years of cooperative efforts by the Minnesota Beef Council, Huisken Meats of Chandler, MN, and the state's public health network.

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