03687nam 22006254a 450 99619939260331620230828230954.01-282-36549-597866123654920-470-27763-70-470-27639-8(CKB)1000000000687171(EBL)468885(OCoLC)609847610(SSID)ssj0000296624(PQKBManifestationID)11224486(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000296624(PQKBWorkID)10327525(PQKB)11287575(MiAaPQ)EBC468885(EXLCZ)99100000000068717120050929d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFood irradiation research and technology[electronic resource] /editors, Christopher H. Sommers, Xuetong Fan1st ed.Ames, Iowa Blackwell Pub.20061 online resource (338 p.)IFT Press seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8138-0882-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Food Irradiation Research and Technology; CONTENTS; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction: Food Irradiation Moving On; Chapter 2. Advances in Gamma Ray, Electron Beam, and X-ray Technologies for Food Irradiation; Chapter 3. Regulation of Irradiated Foods and Packaging; Chapter 4. Toxicological Safety of Irradiated Foods; Chapter 5. Consumer Acceptance and Marketing of Irradiated Foods; Chapter 6. Detection of Irradiated Foods; Chapter 7. Dosimetry for Food Processing and Research Applications; Chapter 8. Mechanisms and Prevention of Quality Changes in Meat by IrradiationChapter 9. Irradiation as a Phytosanitary Treatment for Fresh Horticultural Commodities: Research and RegulationsChapter 10. Low-Dose Irradiation of Fresh and Fresh-Cut Produce: Safety, Sensory, and Shelf Life; Chapter 11. Irradiation of Seafood with a Particular Emphasis on Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat Products; Chapter 12. Ionizing Radiation of Eggs; Chapter 13. Irradiation Treatment of Nuts; Chapter 14. Irradiated Ground Beef for the National School Lunch Program; Chapter 15. Potential Applications of Ionizing RadiationChapter 16. A Future Uncertain: Food Irradiation from a Legal PerspectiveChapter 17. Technical Challenges and Research Directions in Electronic Food Pasteurization; IndexThe benefits of food irradiation to the public health have been described extensively by organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the U.S. and the World Health Organization. The American Medical Association and the American Dietetic Association have both endorsed the irradiation process. Yet the potential health benefits of irradiation are unknown to many consumers and food industry representatives who are wary of irradiated foods due to myth-information from "consumer-advocate" groups. Food Irradiation Research and Technology presents the latest sciIFT Press series.Radiation preservation of foodResearchIrradiated beefRadiation preservation of foodResearch.Irradiated beef.664.0288664/.0288Sommers Christopher H942028Fan Xuetong916524MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996199392603316Food irradiation research and technology2125475UNISA