Role of irradiation in processing and marketing of chicken and other meat products
Description
Brazil has a big poultry industry. Irradiation decontamination of chickens will be beneficial for the refrigeration industry as they will be able to market better quality products which have more market demand than frozen poultry. The Brazilian Government approved 7 kGy for irradiation of poultry. Use of irradiation in refrigerated chicken cuts and mechanically deboned meat will lower the risk of contamination and thereby increase the profit of industries. Irradiation could also be used in Brazil in conditioning red meat. Public acceptance of irradiated food in Brazil is hampered by incidences which contaminated food. A consumer education programme by both national and international agencies should be developed and directed towards the average consumer for his understanding and acceptance of this technology. (author). 12 refs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Factors affecting practical application of food irradiation
- Imprint Pagination
- 88 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 57-63.
- Report number
- IAEA-TECDOC--544
Conference
- Title
- Advisory group meeting on commercial use of food irradiation.
- Dates
- 27 Jun - 1 Jul 1988.
- Place
- Vienna (Austria).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 21058341
- Subject category
- S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BRAZIL; FOOD PROCESSING; INDUSTRY; IRRADIATION; MARKET; MEAT; PUBLIC OPINION; RADIATION DOSES; STORAGE LIFE
- Descriptors DEC
- DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD; LATIN AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA