The Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India, has invited proposals for setting up multi-product food Irradiation units. The objective of the scheme is to support the setting up of food irradiation units for the treatment of perishable agricultural produce such as fruits and vegetables as...
Registration for the next PsIP webinar ‘Fruit Quality: Phytosanitary Irradiation vs Conventional Post Harvest Treatments’ is now open, taking place 21 March 2024, 11am – 12pm PST. This is the second webinar in their latest series discussing phytosanitary irradiation and it’s effects on the quality...
The iia would like to thank everyone that attended the Phytosanitary Irradiation Platform's (PsIP) live three-part webinar series that took place 16 & 30 August and 6 September. We would also like to thank Ariadnne (PsIP lead) for hosting the successful events, as well as...
The PsIP is pleased to share details of the third and final webinar in its series that aims to share information and promote collaboration on the use of irradiation for phytosanitary purposes. Through these webinars, PsIP seeks to open an ongoing dialogue that will identify the...
The PsIP is pleased to announce a free-of-charge series of webinars to support and promote collaboration and communication within our diverse community. This series aims to share information and promote education on the use of food irradiation for phytosanitary purposes. They seek to open an...
The IAEA initiated a technical cooperation project for Latin America and the Caribbean (RLA1021) in 2022. The main objective of this project is to strengthen the competitiveness of regional agro-industrial economies. It is believed that irradiation technologies for phytosanitary purposes, can be used to minimize...
The attached paper was written by members of the Food Technology Division at Bhabah Atomic Energy Centre in Mumbai, India. Eb.Foodcontrol.Rev....
The Phytosanitary Irradiation Forum held at IMRP 20 in Bangkok (November 2022) was well attended and generated continued enthusiasm to ensure that this growing market is nurtured. In recent months leading members of the community have been in discussion with the iia in order to determine...
Texas A&M university are hosting two hands-on e-beam technology workshop during 2023. The first focuses on the use of eBeam and X-ray technologies in the medical device, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. The second is focused on the use of eBeam and X-ray technologies in the fresh food,...
The IAEA just published the Final Report of the work undertaken under coordinated research project (CRP) D61024 on the Development of Electron Beam and X ray Applications for Food Irradiation (DEXAFI). The coordinated research project was implemented by the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques...
The latest iia publication - The development of radiation processing in Latin America and the Caribbean Region is now available in the publications section of our website. Latin America and the Caribbean Region have an established history of scientific research and the commercial application of radiation processing....
The construction of a new irradiation center next to Cai Cui port, the central port of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, has been announced by Can Tho Irradiation Joint Stock Company on July, 14, 2022. On an area of nearly 2 hectares, a multi-purpose irradiation facility...
Visit the Phytosanitary Irradiation Platform website (psipglobal.org) for news about phytosanitary irradiation and associated developments. The most recent news article is about a new electron beam facility for the irradiation of fresh produce in Texas, USA. The facility operates under the name of Reveam and was...
The sterile insect technique (SIT) has been used as the main tool to eradicate the outbreak of the Mediterranean fruit fly, also called medfly (Ceratitis capitata), in the Mexican state of Colima. The Medfly is considered among the most devastating insect pests worldwide due to...
There have been many developments since the international phytosanitary irradiation community met during the Chapman University Forum in 2018. The Phytosanitary Irradiation Platform (PsIP psipglobal.org) has since been formed by the iia to unite and represent this growing global industry. The first Phytosanitary Irradiation Forum will...
The first Research Coordination Meeting (RCM) of the new IAEA Coordinated Research Project (CRP) D61026 on Novel Irradiation Technology for Phytosanitary Treatment of Food Commodities and Promotion of Trade was held from 22 to 29 March 2022 as a virtual meeting. The RCM was attended by...
The Gafchromic™ dosimetry system offers a relatively simple, low cost and accurate means of assessing low doses used for the Sterile Insect Technique and phytosanitary irradiation. The dosimeter is a small (1 × 1 cm square), thin (~100 micron) film that changes colour when irradiated. The...
