Safety of Food and Beverages: Safety of Irradiated Foods

Encyclopedia of Food Safety

Volumn 3, Issue , 2014, Pages 447-452

  Ehlermann, D A E ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Food irradiation; Free radicals; G value; Ionizing radiation; JECFI; Legislation; Polyploidy; Radiolysis; Regulations; Risk perception; Safety; Wholesomeness

Indexed keywords

EID: 85002734094     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-378612-8.00305-X     Document Type: Chapter

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