I gather once Giant fell into the hands of Belgian and Brit owners they were no longer concerned with food safety.
Now not everybody bought irradiated beef ~ but people who understand the process and the value a reduced pathogen load has did.
Frankly, if the stubbornly ignorant die and fail to breed we have not really lost have we!
LOL, no...I just wish sometimes they would GET OUT OF THE WAY! Unfortunately, many of those types go into politics and activism, and we get nanny-statism as a result.