Low-Dose Irradiation of Fresh and Fresh-Cut Produce: Safety, Sensory, and Shelf Life

Food Irradiation Research and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 169-184

  Niemira, Brendan A ^a   Fan, Xuetong ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Globalization; Pathogens; Safety; United states

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889373317     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470277638.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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