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Safety of irradiated foods
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"Providing a thorough overview of worldwide research on, and commercial utilization of, irradiated foods, this fully updated Second Edition examines the exaggerations, misunderstandings, and muddle...
"Providing a thorough overview of worldwide research on, and commercial utilization of, irradiated foods, this fully updated Second Edition examines the exaggerations, misunderstandings, and muddled terminology that often characterize the controversies regarding the safety of food irradiation." "Drawing on a wealth of information from scientific and political bodies around the world, Safety of Irradiated Foods, Second Edition untangles the conflicting claims asserted by both the proponents and opponents of this modern method of food processing ... presents results from the latest studies on the wholesomeness of irradiated foods ... considers practical aspects of food irradiation, regulation, control, and consumer acceptance ... discusses new developments in the identification of irradiated foods ... offers enlarged coverage of the radiological, toxicological, and microbiological safety of irradiated foods ... explains the basics of radiation technology, chemistry, and biology as well as complex issues in physics, microbiology, and toxicology in easy-to-understand terms ... and more."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Creator
- J.F. Diehl
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Second edition, revised and expanded
- New York : Marcel Dekker, [1995]
- ©1995
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- x, 454 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780824793449, 0824793447
- OCLC
- ocm32591025
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 1. Introduction: How It All Began -- 2. Radiation Sources and Process Control -- 3. Chemical Effects of Ionizing Radiation -- 4. Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation -- 5. Identification of Irradiated Foods -- 6. Radiological and Toxicological Safety of Irradiated Foods -- 7. Microbiological Safety of Irradiated Foods -- 8. Nutritional Adequacy of Irradiated Foods -- 9. Evaluation of the Wholesomeness of Irradiated Foods by Expert Groups and International Agencies -- 10. Potential and Current Applications of Food Irradiation -- 11. Government Regulation of Irradiated Foods -- 12. Consumer Attitude -- 13. Outlook -- Appendix I. Codex General Standard for Irradiated Foods -- Appendix II. Recommended International Code of Practice for the Operation of Irradiation Facilities Used for the Treatment of Foods -- Appendix III. List of Codes of Good Irradiation Practice and Other Documents Issued by the International Consultative Group on Food Irradiation (ICGFI)