the exposure of food to electromagnetic radiation to kill bacteria and retard deterioration
Food irradiation is aimed at killing bacteria such as E. coli and listeria.
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Food irradiation has been used since the early twentieth century.
Marta Maria Braga Baptista Soares XAVIER, Robson Maia FRANCO, Mauro Carlos Lopes SOUZA,Sheila da Silva DUQUE, Wagner Thadeu Cardoso ESTEVES 2018, 'Implications of the use of irradiation in the processing of animal origin foods: Review',Journal of Bioenergy and Food Sciencehttp://periodicos.ifap.edu.br/index.php/JBFS/article/download/257/226. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
As any other food process, food irradiation presents a limited range of applicability.
Nélida Lucia del Mastro 2015, 'A radiação ionizante na promoção da alimentação adequada e saudável | Ionizing radiationfor the promotion of adequate and healthy food', Vigilância Sanitária em Debate: Sociedade, Ciência & Tecnologiahttps://visaemdebate.incqs.fiocruz.br/index.php/visaemdebate/article/view/285/222. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Specific applications of food irradiation have been approved by national legislations of more than 55 countries worldwide.
Manzoor Ahmad Shah, Shabir Ahmad Mir, Showket Ahmad Pala 2014, 'ENHANCING FOOD SAFETY AND STABILITY THROUGH IRRADIATION: A REVIEW', Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Scienceshttp://www.jmbfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/jmbfs_0592_shah.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)