Topic: Irradiation

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    FDA Modifies Food-Additive Petition
    09/17/2009 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the 2001 filing notice for a food-additive petition filed by the National Fisheries Institute, to provide for the safe use of ionizing radiation for control of foodborne pathogens in crustaceans and processed crustaceans. ...
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    Stopping the Spread of Bacterial Pathogens in Crops
    09/14/2009 - A new study published in Current Biology reveals how bacterial pathogens evolve and adapt to stresses from host plants, which one day may help researchers develop new ways of tackling pathogens that cause extensive and costly damage to beans and other food crops.  ...
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    LED Exposure Makes Lettuce Darker, Healthier
    05/19/2009 - Plant physiologists developed a way to make lettuce darker and healthier using ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes (LEDs). ...
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    Irradiation Can Raise Trans Fat Levels in Meat
    03/20/2009 - Irradiation at higher doses causes a negligible increase in trans fatty acids, according to a study published in the March Journal of Food Science.As reported by Newswise, ground beef and frankfurter samples were irradiated at three different doses and stored for seven days (ground beef) or three months (frankfurters). Results showed that while the low dose irradiation did not induce...
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    The Future of Irradiated Foods
    02/04/2009 - As the nation is embroiled in another tainted food scandal, many wonder if the subject of irradiation—brief exposure of food to X-rays, gamma rays or an electron beam to reduce or eliminate harmful bacteria, insects and parasites—will make its way back onto the government’s menu of action items. A recent New York Times article examined both sides of the irradiated food battle and...
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    Irradiation Only Part of Food Safety Solution
    09/17/2008 - MONTEREY, Calif.─Irradiation is part of the food safety solution, but not the only one, food safety experts determined September 11 at the Fresh Express Fresh Produce Safety Research Conference. Irradiation could be the “silver bullet” of food safety, Michael Osterholm, director for the Center of Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota and advisor for...
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    FDA Amends Food Additive Regulations
    08/22/2008 - The FDA published a final rule notice August 22 amending the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of ionizing radiation for control of food-borne pathogens, and extension of shelf-life, in fresh iceberg lettuce and fresh spinach. The amendments are in partial response to a petition filed by The National Food Processors Association on behalf of The Food Irradiation Coalition dating...
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    New Rules for Irradiation Labeling?
    04/06/2007 - FDA seeks to change the label requirements and establish alternative terms for “irradiation.”...
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    The Case for Irradiation
    10/01/1999 - The Case for Irradiation October 1999 -- Perspectives By: D. Patterson Adams Thomas J. Mates Contributing Editors   Irradiation. For decades, scientists and industry experts have considered it one of the most powerful and proven technologies to reduce or eliminate microbial contamination from our food supply. Unlike cooking, canning, freezing...
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    Tracking Legislative Developments
    04/01/1999 - Tracking Legislative Developments April 1999 -- Regulatory Insight By: Patrick J. McNamara Contributing Editor   When it comes to new food-industry laws coming out of Congress in 1999, signs of new legislation are few and far between. Between the five-seat Republican majority in the House and the aftermath of the presidential impeachment...
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