History and future of food irradiation

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 121-126

  Farkas, József ^a   Mohácsi Farkas, Csilla ^b  

^a CENTRAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation   (Hungary)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES; AROMATIC HERBS; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; HISTORY AND FUTURE; INTERNATIONAL CODES; INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS; IRRADIATED FOODS; MICROBIOLOGICAL SAFETY; NATIONAL LEGISLATION; POLITICAL FACTORS; RADIATION PROCESSING; STORABILITY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRON BEAM PUMPING; FOOD PRESERVATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; IONIZING RADIATION; IRRADIATION;

FOOD SAFETY;

EID: 79951941732     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2010.04.002     Document Type: Review

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