High-dose irradiation : wholesomeness of food irradiated with doses above 10 kGy / report of a Joint FAO/IAEA/WHO Study Group.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

World Health Organisation Staff, Corporate Author.

Conference Name:

Joint FAO/IAEA/WHO Study Group on High-Dose Irradiation (Wholesomeness of Food Irradiated with Doses above 10 kGy) (1997 : Geneva, Switzerland)

Series:

Technical report series (World Health Organization) ; 890.

WHO technical report series ; 890

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irradiated foods.

Radiation preservation of food.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : World Health Organization, 1999.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

"Joint FAO/IAEA/WHO Study Group on High-Dose Irradiation (Wholesomeness of Food Irradiated with Doses above 10 kGy), Geneva, 15-20 September 1997"--P. V.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-04124-2

9786610041244

92-4-068640-1

OCLC:

714569801