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The feedback period has been extended till July 6, 2020. This evaluation aims to assess whether the current EU legislative framework related to the irradiation of food and food ingredients is still fit for purpose and delivers as expected. It will focus on whether the objectives...
The International Irradiation Association, the Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture and 30 other people/organisations have submitted comments on the "Evaluation of the EU legal framework on food irradiation" ahead of the submission deadline today. The letter from iia and from...
Directive 1999/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation Click here to access the Directive: EU Directive 1999:2:EC ...
In 2017, the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety of the European Commission decided to undertake an evaluation of Directive 1999/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning foods...
The encyclopedia is an international work, with contributors originating from many different countries. There are 276 chapters, written by 383 contributors in total. The work features a total of 560 images. It is now available from ScienceDirect and in print in the UK and Europe. First published by iia January 2014 ...
The Joint FAO-IAEA Division of the IAEA has just made an E-learning course on Food Irradiation available on-line. This course is designed for different types of audiences, ranging from members of the general public interested in scientific and technical information about the basics of the food...
The International Irradiation Association estimate that 50% of single use medical devices are sterilised using ethylene oxide and that 45% are treated using gamma irradiation. The remaining 5% use a variety of technologies including moist heat, electron beam and x-ray. The availability of x-ray technology...
As part of the domestic Protect and Reduce mission, the Office of Radiological Security of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), requested the Illinois Accelerator Research Center (IARC) of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory to prepare a a report on the opportunities and challenges to replace...
A new version of EN ISO 11737-2 on tests of sterility was published as BS EN ISO 11737-2:2020 in May. Some changes parallel those incorporated in EN ISO 11737-1. Others include adding requirements that: the interval between manufacturing the device and sterilizing it reflects routine...
The attached presentation was given at IMRP19 by Roger Bryant of Huber Suhner AG. Irradiation of Cables, Wires and Heat Shrinkables.IMRP19...
This practical book addresses industrial radiation technologies. The new edition explores updates to emerging applications of ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) radiation to polymer processing. Table of Contents: Review of Elements of Radiation Science and Technology. Ultraviolet Electron Curing Equipment. Electron Beam Curing Equipment. UV...
The processing of polymers in order to improve material characteristics is the largest application of irradiation. Polymer materials are widely used in the healthcare and medical technology sector. MediScan and the University of Applied Sciences in Wels have collaborated to evaluate the effects of different types...
