The iia, via the Phytosanitary Irradiation Platform (PsIP), participated in a Research Coordination Meeting of CRP (Coordinated Research Projects) D61026 at the IAEA in December 2024. A key focus of the meeting focused on research relating to Mealybugs and Lepidoptera with the aim of establishing...
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...
The Technical Cooperation Programme of the IAEA has launched a new project (RLA1021) to encourage the use of phytosanitary irradiation in the Latin America and Caribbean region. Despite the large potential of the region to export fresh produce, only Mexico and to a lesser extent...
The following article in Global Times highlights how irradiation can be used in cold-chain food distribution to combat COVID 19 transmission risks. The article also highlights how irradiation is used to treat healthcare products and in addressing environmental challenges associated with waste-water. Click this link to...
On Thursday 11th November at 1pm (NZDT), the Stakeholder and Consumer Intelligence Team of the Plant and Food Research X-Ray Working Group will hold a virtual research seminar (Zoom) about retailer and consumer attitudes toward phytosanitary irradiation. Irradiation using X-Ray has significant potential as a phytosanitary...
