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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

5, 2009 To the Editor: I ate my last hamburger last night. But for more than 20 years, consumer groups led by Public Citizen have worked to scare the public about food irradiation and threatened to boycott companies that market irradiated products. Coli Shows Flaws in Ground Beef Inspection System ” (front page, Oct. I wish Ms.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Niman gives us is to pay attention to the source of meat products and what our mothers always told us: clean your plate. What would the cost of a hamburger at Burger King or McDonald’s be if the meat were to come from Ms. Need we feel guilty about being carnivorous? The best advice Ms. Niman’s ranch and others using comparable methods?