Published 1984 | Version v1
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Food preservation

  • 1. Federal Research Centre for Nutrition, Karlsruhe (Germany, F.R.). Inst. fuer Verfahrenstechnik

Description

The use of irradiation in food preservation is reviewed. After an introduction of the general effects of irradiation on food, examples of low, medium and high radiation dose applications of food irradiation are given. The legislation of food irradiation is discussed including wholesomeness aspects of approvals given to countries for various foods. The technical problems of irradiation, the economy of the process and consumer acceptance as aspects of a possible commercialization are also considered. (U.K.)

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Academic Press.
Imprint Place
London (UK)
ISBN
0-12-436602-3
Imprint Title
Isotopes and radiation in agricultural sciences
Imprint Pagination
377 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 271-301.

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Imprint:Price Pound49.00.