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Author Organization, World Health

Title High-Dose Irradiation : Report of a Joint FAO/IAEA/WHO Study Group Technical Report Series, No 890
Published Geneva : World Health Organization, 1999

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Description 1 online resource (204 pages)
Series WHO Technical Report Series
Technical report series (World Health Organization)
Contents 1. Introduction; 2. General considerations; 3. Radiation chemistry considerations; 4. Nutritional considerations; 5. Microbiological considerations; 6. Toxicological considerations; 7. Packaging considerations; 8. Processing considerations; 9. Conclusions; 10. Recommendations; Acknowledgements; References; Annex 1High-dose irradiated foods -- practical experience
Summary This report presents the conclusions and recommendations of a group of experts convened to assess the safety and nutritional adequacy of food irradiated to doses above 10 kGy. Noting growing concern over the microbiological safety of the food supply, the report responds to the need for average doses higher than 10 kGy to ensure that food items, particularly meat and poultry, are rendered consistently free of pathogens. Other technological objectives of high-dose irradiation include the decontamination of low-moisture products, such as spices, herbs, and dried vegetables, the preparation of ste
Notes Print version record
Subject Irradiated foods.
Radiation preservation of food.
Food Irradiation
Irradiated foods.
Radiation preservation of food.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789240686403
9240686401