Food Irradiation Using Electron-Beam Accelerators. Chapter uri icon

abstract

  • 2005 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Food irradiation involves exposing the food (packaged or in bulk) to controlled amounts of ionizing radiation to achieve certain desirable objectives. The technology has recently been identified by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and World Health Organization (WHO) as having significant strategic importance for the future of food safety worldwide.

author list (cited authors)

  • Moreira, R.

citation count

  • 1

complete list of authors

  • Moreira, Rosana

Book Title

  • Handbook of Food Science, Technology, and Engineering - 4 Volume Set

publication date

  • December 2005