Food irradiation - After 30 years, where do we stand: A government perspective

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 88-90

  Young, Alvin L ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

CIRRPC (Committee on Interagency Radiation Research and Policy Coordination; cold pasteurization; Irradiation; public awareness of radiation risks

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029847852     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02985496     Document Type: Review

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3. MORTON, S. (1993): Food Irradation - A Guidebook. Technomic Publishing Co., Inc., Lancaster, PA 17604, USA
4. CIRRPC (1996): Committee on Interagency Radiation Research and Policy Coordination. Report on Identification of Federal Radiation Issues, March 1986. Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, Washington, D.C. 20506, USA
5. CIRRPC (1994): Committee on Interagency Radiation Research and Policy Coordination. Balancing Radiation Benefits and Risks: The Needs of an Informed Public, April 1994. Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, Washington, D.C. 20506. Available as document No. ORAU 94/F-29, from the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161, USA