The preservation of foods by ionizing radiations, usually termed'food irradiation'is one of the
relatively new, promising methods of preserving food in shortage. The paper describes the …

Introduction and objective. Food irradiation is a preservation technique, the main purpose of
which is to extend shelf life of food products by using ionizing radiation. Today, food …

[en] Since the beginning of 1965, Israel has been interested in legal problems on the
clearance of irradiated food and in the installation of a food irradiator. Supervision and …

The utilisation of ionizing radiation for purposes of food preservation and processing is one
of the truly peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Since the early 1950s, extensive research on …

[en] After a brief discussion of deterioration processes in foods the useful effects of ionizing
radiation on the inhibition of these processes are reviewed and discussed. This is followed …

The ingenuity and experience of man have led to a situation today that provides the means
of securing his food supply in a great variety of ways. Highly significant in this supply system …

“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] Two food related public health problems of paramount importance today are food
spoilage and food-borne diseases. These problems continue to affect millions of the world …

Several irradiated foods have now been cleared for human consump tion in a number of
countries, and some have already been marketed on a small scale through commercial …

Food irradiation has been the subject of concern and controversy for many years. The
advantages of food irradiation include the reduction or elimination of dangerous bacterial …