Project profile
- Food irradiation is the
process of exposing food to ionizing radiation to destroy microorganisms,
bacteria, viruses, or insects that might be present in the food. Further
applications include sprout inhibition, delay of ripening, increase of juice
yield, and improvement of re-hydration.
- Food irradiation is a
technology that can be safely used to reduce food losses due to
deterioration and to control contamination causing illness and death.
- Food is irradiated for many
reasons. It is used by food processors to destroy bacteria including the
parasites, moulds and yeasts that spoil food and salmonella and
campylobactor that cause illness.
- Irradiated foods have much
fewer harmful bacteria than other foods. So, irradiated foods are
particularly useful for older individuals with increased sensitivity to
foodborne illness , patients with cancer, HIV, or other illnesse.
- Food irradiation is carried
out in special containment areas where the food is exposed to a defined dose
of radiation in a continuous or batch process.
- Three different irradiation
technologies exist, that use three different kinds of rays: gamma rays,
electron beams and x-rays.
- The use of radiation in food
processing is by no means new. Meats, fish, fruits and vegetables have been
preserved for centuries by the sun’s energy.
- The use of ionizing radiation
to sterilize, disinfect, and preserve food is becoming more widespread as
technology enables safer irradiation practices; however, public sentiment,
wary of the use of radiation, is resisting its implementation.
- The foods are not changed in
nutritional value and they are not made dangerous as a result of the
irradiation. The high energy ray is absorbed as it passes through food, and
gives up its energy. The food is slightly warmed. Some treated foods may
taste slightly different, just as pasteurized milk tastes slightly different
from unpasteurized milk.
- The first country to grant a
clearance for human consumption of irradiated foods was the former Soviet
Union. In March 1958, the former Soviet government granted a clearance to
irradiate potatoes
to inhibit sprouting and a year later, a clearance was given for grain to be
irradiated for insect infestation.
- Globally, national legislation
is still very divergent. This lack of international harmonization is seen as
a major impediment to international trade as it constitutes a non-tariff
barrier.
- Labeling of foods treated with
ionizing energy has been one of the most controversial issues related to
commercial production. The Joint FAO/IAEA/WHO Expert Committee concluded
that for irradiated foods which had been approved as safe to eat, there was
no valid scientific reason for identifying the products with a label at the
retail level when similar labeling is not required for the other commonly
used processing methods .
- The commercialization of food
irradiation is also increasing. Retail stores that offer irradiated products
for sale are experiencing positive consumer responses.
- The cost of food irradiation
is influenced by dose requirements, the food's tolerance of radiation,
handling conditions, i.e., packaging and stacking requirements, construction
costs, financing arrangements, and other variables particular to the
situation.
| Introduction
- Food Irradiation
- The facts about food
irradiation
- FAQ
- The facts about food
irradiation
- Food Irradiation - Info
- About Food Irradiation
- The History of Food
Irradiation
Process
- The Ethics of Food Irradiation
- The Food Irradiation Process
- Food Irradiation - Process
- Food Irradiation
- Irradiated Food
- Photon energy limits for food
Irradiation : a feasibility study
- Food preservation by
irradiation
- Food Irradiation Processing
Alliance
- Food Preservation by Radiation
- Food processors requirements
met by radiation processing
- Food Irradiation: A Global
Food Safety Tool
- Uses of Radiation: Food
Irradiation
Technology
- Food Irradiation - Technology
that can Enhance Food Safety
- Food Irradiation
- Irradiated food Global
Developments and Irradiation as a Quarantine Treatment
- Study of the impact of food
irradiation on preventing losses
- Food Irradiation - Technical
Report
Patents
- Apparatus for irradiating food
products
- Conveyor system for irradiated
food products
- Product irradiator
- Method for the detection of
irradiation treatment of foods
- Irradiator and method of using
irradiator to irradiate
- System for, and method of,
irradiating food products
- Irradiation plant
- Irradiation apparatus and
method
- Irradiator and method of using
irradiator to irradiate
- X-ray irradiation apparatus
Equipment and Turnkey
Plant Details
- Food Irradiation Companies
- A high-power electron linear
accelerator for food irradiation applications
- Irradiation Plants in Mango
Producing Countries
- Food Irradiation Facility
- Engineering Assessment of
Ghana's Gamma Irradiation Facility
- Company from Ontario
- Company from California
- Company from Kolkata
- Company from Navi-Mumbai
- Company from Virginia
- Another Company from Virginia
- Company from West Bengal
| Legal Prospects - Regulation, Application and Perspect of Food Irradiation in China
- Code of Practice for Radiation Processing of Food
- Irradiation of Foods - An FDA Perspective
- Food Irradiation - Research and Technology
- Prescribing Regulations for Irradiated Foods
- Regulation of Irradiation foods in US Market
- Irradiated Food
- Food Irradiation Activities in Thailand
Project and Feasibility Study- Petition Opposing the Cobalt-60 Food Irradiation Facility Planned for Honolulu
- Irradiation Quarantine
- Food Irradiation - Feasibility Study
- Petition Opposing the Cobalt-60 Food Irradiation Facility Planned for Honolulu
- Novel Applications of Food Irradiation Technology
- Practical Utilization of Food Irradiation in Developing Countries
- Food Irradiation Project
- Techno Economic and Commercial Feasibility of Goof Irradiation
- Technology Transfer in the Food Irradiation Project
- Thematic Plan
Market- Consumer acceptance and market development of irradiated food in Asia and the Pacific
- Progress and Future Tasks in Food Irradiation
- Food Irradiation Technology in India
- Food irradiation makes progress
- The Status and Prospects of Food Irradiation
- Radiation Technology
- Food Irradiation - Application, Status and Trends
- Food irradiation in the UK and the European Directive
Application - Food Irradiation: Approved Applications in the U.S.
- Irradiation Technology in Application
- Food irradiation: Applications, public acceptance and global trade
- Food Preservation by Radiation Processing
- Gamma Irradiation Applications in Food Industry
- Tropical Fruit Irradiation – From Research to Commercial Application
- Use of Irradiation for Shelf-Stable Sterile Foods
- The Use of Irradiation for Food Quality and Safety
Consultant - Company from Canada
- Company from Denmark
- Company from Oregon
- Expert
- Experts
Reports - Consumer acceptance of food irradiation: a test of the recreancy theorem
- Country's second food irradiation plant to begin operations
- Is Food Irradiation Dangerous?
- Food Irradiation: A Gross Failure
- Is Food Irradiation The Future?
- India: Govt to set up radiation plant for mango export
- Food Irradiation Is Already Here
- High Dose Irradiation
- A Country with Hungry Mouths To Feed Needs Food Irradiation
- Food Irradiation
- Food Irradiation standard addresses Processing and Packaging Issues
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