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COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-9 <br /> contained irndiatordcsigned to use cesium-137:md suit- Vations Food and Agricultural Organization, the WHO. <br /> able for use by small and medium-sized food process- and the Codex Alimentarius Commission support the use <br /> ing plants is bein_ developed. The term .cell rnnrained of the technology for preservation of \cholesomeness of <br /> indicams that the radiation source is nes•cr exposed. In food. - <br /> addition, both commercial and research nrnuniiations <br /> ore acu vely developing electron-beam and x-ray gen- RF.FF:IiCNCGS <br /> oration equipment that may be suitable lilt food process- Aina. A. A.. Jl. K. Hw„dy, anJ k. T. Toledo. 1991. Gffecls of homing. <br /> ing plants. Dcsi'•n and operation of food irradiators arc pH and thcnnoradialion nn inactivation of ViGrin ru/nifiaur. <br /> Fixrd ,Llicrubinl. I I'1 l S-?' 7. <br /> regulated strictly by stale and federal agoncies. ,\,ncrie:rn Dielelic A.,,>L i:LLinn. 199fi. po+rtum of Iha American Dic- <br /> lelic A.erx lalinn: Fund irradiation. 1. Ant. Diererte Aav+e. <br /> En DOItS f AI li\'TS 96(I I:fi9-7?. <br /> Onihn. C >I. 1'195. Cunvunur ammdc, and inarkel rc.ponac In ,mdr <br /> ThC FDA has approved the irradi alloll of pork amJ Iix,J. J. F7uul Arq. Sti:175-I51 <br /> pouhry, frail], cogclablos. spices, dry ecgctahir se?>on- Cl:,ccru. .\I R. S., 1. D. plonk. L. R. Beuchal. bt. P Dovle, anJ R. E. <br /> ings. ~eheal. and \cheat flour for general ll]C. and shCll- 6rakcu. 1991. Inanrwlion of Fv'heric/tin cn/i0157:H7,salmo- <br /> Stable steak and SRlokl'd fUrl:Cy IOr IISI' by :61f0 ?:1UK. nallae. and CangnJnbm'rrrje/uni in raw enwnd heel by gamma <br /> The USDA has approved rCglllallODS lift irradiation of irradialinn. rlppl. Fnrirnrr. ,1lirndriu/. GD:'_069-'_075. <br /> Cuunnl hx Acncuhural ScicnCC :rod Trrhnolncy 19Sfi. lam:iqt E7r <br /> pork, pouhn'. :rod p;Ipas:I liuil. Thr U.S. DCp;ll llnelll UI rrl~v nr Piuul Pr nr¢•a cigc and Po'1 Cnnb'ul: f. ll'ludevnnencss of <br /> Hcnllh and Iluman Srrviccs, thr if„S. f uhlir Ilrahh F,,,,d nr~rrn~.l~~;d~6„~i: n~c r:n„i•,. ft.~pon lo9 c~~,ni. it lirr <br /> Agrinihural Science and Trehnnlm;y. Ana,. Imva. in pp. <br /> Scn~icc, thr U.S. Army. the National A.,r,cialinn r,f <br /> - Cuuncd lur Aprieulurt:d Science :uW Tcchnalrn_y. 19ti9. luni[in,Q En- <br /> SIaIC DCpal'1111CIlIS Ot A_rlCllhllrC. II1C r\Illl'rl C:1? IbiCdl- orl','mf}urd ~rn(('JJilll'und Prrt Cunn'ol.'/l Applicnliun.,'.Re- <br /> cal Association, the American Dietetic A>sociation, and pun Nu. I I5. Council for Agncuhural Scieme and Technology. <br /> the Institute of Food Tochnologias ha\'c endorsed irra- A"1p'~ l0"0'')s pp~ <br /> Cnuncd li,r Agriculniral Science and Technoingy. 1995. Fnndbnnre <br /> diction tcchnolm~y to enhance ti\od salcn~. Thr L`nilal <br /> ~ Radiation shield <br /> Conveyor system <br /> ~ ; Unloading <br /> ~T processed <br /> ~ product <br /> ~ <br /> j j <br /> Irradiation l <br /> I <br /> room _l i 1~ l~l , ~ 1!' <br /> Control console I tt~ <br /> S Pooge) Loading <br /> Radiation source <br /> <br /> Figure 2. Alypicalcobalt-60 commercial irradiation}acility. Several other designs are used commercially.Illustration courtesy <br /> of Nordion International, Inc., Kanala, Ontario, Canada. <br /> <br />