Food irradiation: Applications, public acceptance and global trade

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 2826-2833

  Mostafavi, Hossein Ahari ^a   Fathollahi, Hadi ^a   Motamedi, Farahnaz ^a   Mirmajlessi, Seyed Mahyar ^a  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY ORGANIZATION OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Food irradiation; Food borne disease; Packaging; Pathogenic microorganisms

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; LIPID; PROTEIN; VITAMIN;

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; ELECTRON ACCELERATOR; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SPOILAGE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; INSECT; IONIZING RADIATION; PASTEURIZATION; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; SPROUTING; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS REPLICATION; YEAST;

EID: 77952899750     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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