Irradiation operators and iia members have created a new group - 'France Rayonnements Ionisants' (FRI) with the support and involvement of Yves Henon (IMRP Laureate and iia board director). The recently created group promoting the safe and beneficial use of irradiation in France, will organize...
The fourth and final Research Coordination Meeting (RCM) of an IAEA Coordinated Research Project (CRP) on the Development of Electron Beam and X-ray Applications for Food Irradiation (DEXAFI) was held from 7 to 14 April 2021 as a virtual meeting. This CRP involved 14 participating...
BGS has completed the construction of a new 2,700 square metres logistics space for sterile products. Managing Director Dr. Andreas Ostrowicki reports that construction of the new building started in April 2020 was preceded by extensive demolition works of the old building as well as earthworks. In...
An article in support of irradiation, ‘Safe Sterilization with Rays’, written by BGS Beta-Gamma-Service GmbH & Co. KG and published in MED Engineering at the end of January can be accessed from the following link. Medical Sterilisation New Article...
On 16th February the iia attended the IAEA Webinar on ‘Core-training for Security of Radioactive Material in Use and Storage and Associated Facilities’. This webinar highlighted some of the training provided by IAEA on security of radioactive material; physical protection systems for radioactive material and...
Mexican exports of fresh irradiated produce to the U.S. grew by 30% in 2020. The fresh products had been irradiated for phytosanitary purposes. The quantities shipped grew to 27,034 tons according to the General Directorate of Plant Health of Mexico. Most of the growth arose from...
Tecleor LLC, a member of iia, has recently provided the following update that gives some insight into the development of the company: Tecleor is a centre for the development and application of food irradiation technology in Russia. It was the first private enterprise for the industrial...
Radiation processing can broadly be defined as the “intentional irradiation of products or materials to preserve, modify or improve their characteristics” (ASTM E3083). Applications include the irradiation of blood products, the treatment of foodstuffs, the sterilization of medical devices and the modification of polymers and...
Nordion has published this White Paper: “Gamma: The heart of radiation sterilization past, present and future” The White Paper provides a brief overview of the importance and contribution of gamma irradiation as a sterilization modality, with a focus on why it has grown to hold a...
News from the IAEA highlights the increasing use of irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment to support international trade in fresh fruit and vegetables. The article also references the role of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), joint FAO/IAEA programs and the International Plant Protection Convention...
The IAEA report developments that enable Viet Nam to secure the export of fresh fruits to the USA using phytosanitary irradiation treatment. Further details can be found by following this link to the news article. Earlier this year the iia created the Phytosanitary Irradiation Platform (PsIP)...
The European Commission has launched INNO4COV-19. This is 6.1 million Euro project to support the marketing of new products to combat COVID-19 throughout Europe over the next two years. The Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP is contributing its know-how...
On October 30, 2020 Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) called for comments on the draft food regulatory measure that would permit irradiation as a phytosanitary measure for all fresh fruit and vegetables. Currently, 26 fruits and vegetables can be irradiated according to the Australia New...
During a webinar held on 21 October 2020, the consultancy firm ICF presented the findings of their "Study to support the retrospective evaluation of legislation related to the Irradiation of Food and Food ingredients", conducted on behalf of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Health...
The Organizing Committee of the Medical Device Sterilization Workshop have published a link to the recent virtual workshop, “Medical Device Sterilization: Continuing the Conversation.” iia contributed to the webinar and was represented on panel debate. Video recordings of each session are now available. They can be accessed...
The linked webinar was organised by iia member IBA Industrial. It was held on 23 September and represented the first in a series of planned webinars. The lead speaker was Byron Lambert Sr. Associate Research Fellow, Sterilization Science and founder of Abbott’s Assurance of Sterility Task...
The IAEA is launching a new Coordinated Research Project (CRP) to advance the understanding of radiation effects on polymer materials commonly used in medical devices by comparing the effects of gamma, e-beam, and X-ray irradiation. Proposals are expected no later than 30 November 2020 from experimental...
