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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) outline their guidance and regulatory requirements for food irradiation, including safety, food quality and labelling. Find all details and further links at this article: FSANZ Food Irradiation Information...
1999: 'High-Dose Irradiation: Wholesomeness of Food Irradiated with Doses Above 10 kGy' full report A joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)/International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)/World Health Organization (WHO) study group on High-Dose Irradiation produced a report after testing the wholesomeness of food...
US-based organisation SureBeam was a leading provider of electron beam food safety systems and services for the food industry. Founded in 2001 with promises of market domination, the company ceased to operate 16 January 2004 after short and controversial tenure. SureBeam Public Citizen factsheet: 'The Story...
The attached paper was written by members of the Food Technology Division at Bhabah Atomic Energy Centre in Mumbai, India. Eb.Foodcontrol.Rev....
Genetically Modified and Irradiated Food - 1st Edition Controversial Issues: Facts versus Perceptions This new book published by Elsevier explains the technologies used in these processes so they can be understood by those in general public health, scientific organizations, politicians and opinion makers/policymakers. The facts presented include a...
A new database developed by the IAEA, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will help to identify the correct radiation dosage for disinfesting fresh products to eliminate the risk of carrying new invasive pests between countries. The database contains information...
News Ghana reports that "Post-harvest food and grain losses pose serious challenges for most of African countries. According to estimates provided by the African Post-harvest Losses Information System, the value of post-harvest grain losses in sub-Saharan Africa could total US$4billion a year out of an...
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 dated 22 February 1999 concerning foods and food ingredients treated with ionizing radiation. Access the report via the following link. EU Directive 1999:2:EC...
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...
