This reference guide is applicable to the food industry, research institutions, academia, and
trade and consumer organisations. Contents include: Introduction (trends in food spoilage …

[en] This outline survey reviews the subject of food irradiation under the following headings:-
brief history, the process (sources, main features of a food processing facility, interaction of …

Attending international and national symposia on subjects of interest to one's field of work
has become an essential part of any scientist's activities. Apart from the knowledge to be …

History has shown that man has continued to search for methods to protect his food from
various spoilage agents. Traditional methods of food preservation such as drying, salting …

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“Never in the history of man has any method of food processing invoked so much comment,
induced so great a controversy, nor required such an expenditure of funds before its use …

[en] The food industry has used a variety of methods over the years to preserve or extend the
shelf life of food. These have included cooking, packaging, smoking, chilling, freezing …

Reasons are given for irradiating foods and food ingredients, including inhibition of
sprouting of vegetables, delay of fruit ripening, destruction of insect infestations and …

Food irradiation is a safe, effective means of reducing pathogenic and spoilage organisms
from a variety of foods. However, despite decades of research and endorsement by every …

Where food irradiation has been approved and what it is being used for on a commercial
basis around the world.