COM 0212.336 1996-1998 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

CD' .FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-t contained irradiator desionetlto use cesium-137 and suit- Nations Food and Agricultural Orsanization, the WHO. able for use by small andmedium-sized food process- and the Codex Alimentarius Commission suppott the use ing plants is being developed. The term self-caunised of the technology for preservation of wholesomeness of indicates that [he radiation source is never exposed. In food. addition, both commercial and research organizations are actively developing electron-beam and x-ray gen- REFERENCES ermi0? equipment [ha[ may be Suitable fOr fOOd prOCCSS- Ama, A. A.. VI. K. Hamdy. and R. T. Toledo. 1991. Effects of heating. ing plants. Design and operation of food irradiators are PH and Ihennomdiuion on inactivation of Vibrin cuGrijicus. Fond .N(crobiol. I I I S-?.7. regulated strictly by state and federal agencies. American Dietetic Association. 1996. Position of ehe American Die- [e[ic Association: Food irradiation. J..{rn. Dirrrric ,issue. ENDORSEMENTS 96l I ):69-72. Bruhn. C M. 1995. Consumer u[titudes and market response [a irtadi- The FDA has approved the irradiation of pork, ated food. J. Food Pror. 58:175-Isl. poultry, fruits, vegetables, spices, dry vegetable season- Clavem. R. s.. o. Monk. L. R. Beuchm. )l. p. Doyle. and R. E. Ings. wheat, and wheat flour for general use, and shelf- Brakett. 1991. Inactivation of Escherrcbin tali 0157:H7, salmo- stable steak and smoked turkey for use by astronauts. nellae. and Cnnrpylnhncrrr jejuni in raw .round beef by samma irtadiation. App(. Enriron. Microbio(. 60:'_069-?075. The USDA has approved regulations for irradiation of Council for Agricultural Science and Technology. 1986. /mri;ing En- pork, poultry, and papaya fruit. The U.S. Department of rrge in Fnod Processing and Prsr Control: L WGo(erornenrss of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Public Health Food Trrarrd with/onicing fnergr. Report So. 109. Council for Agricultural Science and Technology. Ames. Iowa. 50 pp. Service, the U.S. Army, the National Association of Council for Agricultural Science and Technology. 1989. lonicirrg En- State Departments of Agriculture, the American Medi- rrge br Fr„n/ Pr„<r:.rir~4 n,~d P::r C~nrmc r/..tpp(icudor~r. Ra- cal Association, [he American Dietetic Association. and port No. I I5. Council for Agricultural Science and Technology. the Institute of Food Technologists have endorsed irra- Ames, Iowa. 9s pp. diction technology to enhance food safety. The United Council for A¢ricultural Science and Tahnolooc. 1995. Foodbome Radiation shield Conveyor system Unloading processed product Irradiation 1, , room } y~ 11 ~11~.;,,1, I ~1\ll~~c'~ 1~1'~~~`~; Control console 1 ~~~1`' i ~,~,al~\'~!,i Storage Loading pool Radiation source Figurs 2. Atypical cobalt-8o commercial irradiatlonfacility. Severe) other designs ors used eommareially.Illustration courtesy of Nordion Intemationel, Inc., Kanats, Ontario, Canada.