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Author Sommers, Christopher H.

Title Food irradiation research and technology / edited by Christopher H. Sommers and Xuetong Fan
Edition First edition
Published Ames, Iowa ; Oxford : Blackwell, 2006

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Description xvii, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series IFT Press series
IFT Press series.
Contents Machine derived contents note: Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: Food Irradiation Moving On -- Joseph Borsa -- 2 Advances in Gamma Ray, Electron Beam and X-Ray Technologiesfor Food Irradiation -- Marshall R. Cleland -- 3 Regulatory aspects of food irradiation and packaging -- George H. Pauli -- 4 Toxicology of irradiated foods -- Christopher H. Sommers -- 5 Consumer Acceptance and Marketing of Irradiated Foods -- Ronald F. Eustice and Christine M. Bruhn -- 6 Detection of Irradiated Foods -- Eric Marchioni -- 7 Dosimetry for Food Processing and Research Applications -- Kishor Mehta and Kevin O'Hara -- 8 Mechanisms and Prevention of Quality Changes in Meat by Irradiation -- D.U. Ahn and E.J. Lee -- 9 Irradiation as Phytosanitory treatment for fresh horticultura; commodities: reseach and regulations -- Peter Follett and Robert Griffin -- 10 SEQ CHAPTER \\h \\r 1Low Dose Irradiation of Fresh and Fresh-Cut Produce: Safety, Sensory and Shelf Life -- B. A. Niemira and X. Fan -- 11 Irradiation of Seafood With a Particular Emphasis on Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-eat Products -- Denise M. Foley -- 12 Ionizing Radiation of Eggs -- I. Alvarez, B.A. Niemira, X. Fan, AND C.H. Sommers -- 13 Irradiation Treatment of Nuts -- Akua Kwakwa and Anuradha Prakash -- 14 Irradiated Ground Beef for the National School Lunch Program -- Xuetong Fan -- 15 Potential Applications of Ionizing Radiation -- Byung-Woo Byun, Cheorun Jo, and Ju-Woon Lee -- 16 A Future Uncertain: Food Irradiation from a Legal Perspective. -- Denis Stearns -- 17 Technical Challenges and Research Directions in Electronic Food Pasteurization -- Suresh D. Pillai, Les Braby, and Joe Maxim -- Index
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Radiation preservation of food -- Research.
Irradiated beef.
Author Sommers, Christopher H.
Fan, Xuetong.
LC no. 2005028697
ISBN 9780813808826 hardback
0813808820 hardback