Worldwide Status of Fresh Fruits Irradiation and Concerns about Quality, Safety, and Consumer Acceptance

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1790-1807

  Shahbaz, Hafiz Muhammad ^a,b   Akram, Kashif ^a,c   Ahn, Jae Jun ^a   Kwon, Joong Ho ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

consumer acceptance; food safety; fruits; Irradiation; preservation technique; quality; quarantine

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUITS; IMAGE QUALITY; IONIZING RADIATION; IRRADIATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; RADIATION; SUPPLY CHAINS;

CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE; COST-EFFECTIVE METHODS; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITIES; FOOD IRRADIATION; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES; QUARANTINE; SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION;

FOOD SAFETY;

CONSUMER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD SAFETY; FRUIT RIPENING; HUMAN; INSECT; IONIZING RADIATION; PATHOGEN LOAD; PEST MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL APPEARANCE; QUARANTINE; SCIENTIST; SHELF LIFE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; FRUIT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD SAFETY; FRUIT; HUMANS; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

EID: 84976319619     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2013.787384     Document Type: Article

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