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The maximum limit of 1 kGy imposed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) on fresh produce irradiated for phytosanitary purpose often poses challenges to radiation processors. The iia has created a small informal group to write...
Trade in fresh produce irradiated for phytosanitary purpose has now reached 50,000 tons per year and continues to grow. On March 27, 2020 the first shipment of irradiated persimmons from Queensland reached Thailand. This was the first shipment of any irradiated fresh produce from Australia to...
In a note published in Biocontrol News and Information [31(2), 11N–12N] Dr Peter A. Follett (USDA-ARS, Hawaii, USA) elaborated on the possible harmful effects of X-ray radiation from baggage or parcels inspection systems when live biological material is shipped. Insect irradiation studies normally involve application of radiation doses...
The 2019/20 export season delivered another record result for the Australian fresh produce industry utilising phytosanitary irradiation protocols, according to an article published by…click here for MORE INFO - available via the iia Phytosanitary Irradiation Platform (PsIP). First published by iia July 2020...
The Asia Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC) organizing a Regional Workshop on Phytosanitary Irradiation Treatment in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources of Australia and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand. The workshop was held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 25 February...
Evaluation of Directive 1999/2/EC on food treated with ionising radiation Feedback received by the European Commission Summary 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...
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...
