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Parents Protest Schools Irradiated Meat Plan Thu Dec 12,12:34 PM ET By Randy Fabi WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration's plan to allow irradiated meat to be served to millions of U.S. school children is being criticized by some concerned parents. Irradiation, which has been endorsed by the World Health Organization, exposes food to low doses of electrons or gamma rays to destroy deadly microorganisms such as E. coli O157:H7 and salmonella. Last month, the USDA asked for public input on implementing a program for irradiated beef and so far has received more than 200 responses. Most were from disgruntled parents opposing irradiated meat. Parents urged the USDA to conduct more research on the new technology before distributing it to children. Some said the use of irradiation will give meat companies an excuse to relax their food safety programs, leaving animal feces or other contaminants in meat....
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