-Caveat Lector- Dairy Queen to sell irradiated beef
The Associated Press EDINA, Minn. (July 9, 2002 10:40 p.m. EDT) - International Dairy Queen will begin serving irradiated ground beef at several Twin Cities stores this week. By next week, irradiated beef will be available in 43 Minnesota stores - roughly one-third of the Dairy Queens in the state that sell hamburgers. The company is one of the first in the $115 billion fast-food industry to sell ground beef that is irradiated, a government-approved process that kills bacteria and reduces the chance of food-borne illnesses. "Anytime you're a leader, it's a little scary. But we're confident in the process," said Dean Peters, Dairy Queen spokesman. As of Tuesday, Twin Cities stores in Maple Grove, Delano, Plymouth, Anoka, Woodbury, Bloomington and Minnetonka were selling irradiated burgers. An additional 23 stores will come on line in the next few days. Dairy Queen began testing the sale of irradiated ground beef this year in Hutchinson and Spicer, then added 11 central Minnesota stores in May. Customers receive information at the stores and are encouraged to call a survey line to express their views on the product. After an initial 60 days, the company will evaluate responses. The company's franchisees pay about 5 cents a pound more for the irradiated ground beef, but have not passed the increase on to consumers, Peters said. ------------------------ "In little more than a year we have gone from enjoying peace and the most prosperous economy in our history, to a nation plunged into war, recession and fear. This is a nation being transformed before our very eyes." http://www.truthout.com Steve Wingate, Webmaster ANOMALOUS IMAGES AND UFO FILES http://www.anomalous-images.com <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
