Food irradiation - an update
1995
Zehnder, H.-J. (Eidg. Forschungsanstalt fuer Obst-, Wein- und Gartenbau (FAW), Waedenswil (Switzerland))
Food irradiation raises fears in many consumers. However, in 1980 a WHO/FAO/IAEA expert committee concluded that the irradiation of any food commodity up to an overall average dose of 10kGy does not present any particular toxicological, nutritional or microbial risks. In the last few years enormous progress in the identification of irradiated food has been achieved. In the EU labelled irradiated food items may be sold in all countries, provided food irradiation in the country of origin is authorised. In Switzerland the authorisation of irradiated foods is possible, but up to now no such permission has been given yet. Much of the food consumed in Switzerland being imported, research work in this field is required. Legislation on food irradiation is a political question which needs to consider not only scientific and economic, but also emotional argument
显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]