COM 0212.428 1996-1998 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

o , COUNCIL FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-a tron volt [eV[ i. the amount of energy acquired by an ported before consumption. i\lost spices arc dried in the electron when it is acedcrated by one volt in a vatu- upon air and become severely contaminated by air- and unt.) X-rays arc produced when high Cltergl' tleClrnm .nil-horns bacteria. lungi, and insects. Bacterial plate strike a thin metal film and at'e identical in their action counts of one l0 100 million per grant of spice arc not to comma rays. The term iuniznlg means that this form unusual. Many commercial food processors therefore of radiation has sufficient energy to create positive and I'umigatc spices with methyl bromide tncliminate insects negative charges leadinc to the death of bacteria and or with ethylene oxide to eliminate bacteria and mold. other pathogens in Food. Other forms of radiant energ}• Bnth ntcthyl hromidc :utd ethylcnc oxide arc extremely include light, brat, micruteavc, :md radio ttavn. luxic.:utd ntcthyl hromidc i. putcnlially capable of do piecing the atmospheric ozone layer. Ethylone oxide has S.\F'b: PY been banned in Europe bteause of salcty :utd environ- While lixtd is brine irradiated it i. never in ron- menial rnnccrns, and its use for the treatment of ground Girt with any radiuatuve m;ucrial, and the g:unwa rays, spies h:u been rcrokcd in the Unilcd Stales. 'I'hc U.S. ~-rags. or electrons usal to arena it cannot make it ra- Clean Air Act and the 1~11nurcal Protocol ul the Vienna dioactiec. 12cadcrs can relate Convtmion reyun'c that any this to personal rxprrirnte suhsl:utcc listed :a ozone do from exposure ro sunlight or ~Ul-l'IGI:NERATION STUDIES \VITH pletim: be withdrawn Iron to being x-rayed. Although ANIMALS HAVE DB~IONSTRATED THAT Production and use by the excessive cxpnsttrNtn sun- year '_001. light ;Ind to ~-rocs t;w hr INGESTION OI' IR12r\UTAII:D FOODS IS In the United States, harmful. ;appropriate expo- COMPLET[:Ll' SATE AND THAT THE spices, herbs. and dry viceua- sure to radiation can be used ble seasonings currently are to kill rapidly growing tells NUTR[TIVf•, V:\LUE REMAINS treated with ionizinc radia- such as those in cancers. It is E$SENTI:\LLl' UN.AI TERED. uon to eliminate both insects the rapidly growing calls of :Ind bacteria. The FDA has insects rn spoilage and patho- ?pprnacd ionizing radiation ^_enlt bacteria that are killed tvhtn Ihu,l is irradlalyd. ,In.r. nut lu rxtcal 711 kilu~_rrv ILGyI lur microbial l here a liulr cl(cct nn Ihr loud nsrlf hr.ausr us cell. ,Iccuut:unin;uinn of dry or dehtdrated herbs. spices, and :Ire nut ntultipl Yens, l6erc arc minor rl teals of r;lxhauun trgclahle scasunur_, that ;uc used w small anitxulls as on some very stnsmvr vil:uuins. cg.. B~ in pork. I lutY- loud ingrcditms for Ilacuring ur aroma. Il'his is a very aver, rt has been rsu mated that crcn if ,III of the pork in mild Ircatntrnt us a radiation do;e of I kGy ~ L000 tray the United States were to be irrad~atrd. only of which represents the ?hstrpuon of only enough energy vitamin Bi in the ilia al :\nxric:uts would hr lust.:\Isu, w inarasc the tcluprruurc of the product hq 0.-i i°PJ small antrum of ?scnrhit acid hit:amin ('I in fruit. n I'nod irradiation Is rcplacine the uw nl ethylcnc osidc converted to ;uuxhrr alualh• usable li,rm of the cu;unln. and methyl hromidc :uul is Irss hannlul lu the spice than In Iacl, nudtistnrration snuhcs with ?nim;ds h:n~c Jrnr richer heat ur ethylcnc osidc. I. more ell'cclivc ;uainst onstratal th:u ingestion of in:adi;ued foods n congtlrtc- bacteria than ethylcnc oxide. anal Juts nut Icave cheer Is safe and that thr nutrince c;due remain. rssrnlially ic;ll residues nn products. unaltered. Guurrs A.vu ~'r:cl•:rnttt.rs St~IChs, Hetilts, ,tau nRl' \'ta:r; t'tlot.l< Fruits ?nd vegetahlcs arc hcinc irradiated in the S4:Ati0?itM:S linital States «t eliminate imects and spoilage organ- Ecen though herbs. spices. and vtgctahlr ac:uun- isms ;Ind to prevent ovcrripenmg and in the cane of tu- in_s arc used in small amounts, they ntay introduce bas- born and bulbs. sprouting. The use of ionizing radiation feria suFficiem [o cause spoilage nr fnodbornt disrtsc tvilh a minimum dose of 0.3 kGy and a maximum dose oreanisms in (ood products that must hr stored or trans- not exceeding I kGy has been ?pproved by the FDA for