Is irradiation of ground beef approved in Canada?
NO. Health Canada completed the technological assessment of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association submission to irradiate ground beef in November 2000 and the submission received a favourable recommendation. The regulatory development process is moving forward and the submission has been published in Gazette Part I. Once the process, which includes a consultative period, is complete, consumers will have the option of choosing irradiated or non-irradiated ground beef. See Health Canada’s news release.
