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Safety of irradiated foods.

Author(s) : DIEHL J. F.

Type of monograph: Book

Summary

Providing a thorough overview of worldwide research on, and commercial utilization of, irradiated foods, this fully updated edition examines the exaggerations, misunderstandings, and muddled terminology that often characterize the controversies regarding the safety of food irradiation. Contents: radiation sources and process control; chemical and biological effects of ionizing radiation; identification of irradiated foods; radiological and toxicological safety; microbiological safety; nutritional adequacy; evaluation of the wholesomeness of irradiation foods by expert groups and international agencies; potential and current applications of food irradiation; government regulation; consumer attitudes. In the appendices: Codex standard; Codes of Practice; glossary of terms and abbreviations.

Details

  • Original title: Safety of irradiated foods.
  • Record ID : 1997-1911
  • Languages: English
  • Publication: Marcel Dekker - United states/United states
  • Publication date: 1995
  • Collection:
  • ISBN: 0824793447
  • Source: Source: ed. 2; 454 p. (16 x 23.4); fig.; tabl.; append.; index; USD 175.00.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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