Future radiation sources and identification of irradiated foods

Journal Article · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · Food Technology; (USA)

OSTI ID:6808740

Brynjolfsson, A ^[1]

---

1. International Facility for Food Irradiation Technology, Wageningen (Netherlands)

Two major questions regarding irradiation that are raised today are: (1) Which sources should be used for irradiating food and (2) How can irradiated foods be identified This article considers both questions. After briefly mentioning a few of the historical stepping stones in the development of radiation sources, present and future radiation sources are discussed. Next the changes in foods caused by irradiation are considered. These changes are extremely small-so minor in fact that it is difficult to detect if the food has been irradiated. Still, these are several detection methods available, and this article describes them.

• OSTI ID: 6808740
• Journal Information: Food Technology; (USA), Vol. 43:7; ISSN 0015-6639
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES
FOOD
RADICIDATION
COST
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
MONITORING
RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS
RADIATION DOSES
RADIOLYSIS
USES
ACCELERATORS
CHEMICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
DECOMPOSITION
DOSES
IRRADIATION
PASTEURIZATION
RADIATION CHEMISTRY
RADIATION EFFECTS
553004* - Agriculture & Food Technology- Food Protection & Preservation- (1987-)