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Lecture 16 - Food Irradiation

Learning Objectives

  1. Define food irradiation.
  2. Explore the background of ionizing radiation and its application to food.
  3. Describe the various food irradiation processes.
  4. List the benefits of food irradiation.
  5. List the food safety, food quality, and non-food concerns of food irradiation.
  6. Explore the consumer opinions of food irradiation.
  7. Explore the current food uses and future of food irradiation. 

LECTURE MATERIALS

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FoodTox Lecture16 from Professor Greg Möller on Vimeo.

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Advance Reading

  1. Shibamoto & Bjeldanes, pp 273-275

Suggested Reading

  1. Food Irradiation, Organic Consumers Association
  2. Food Irradiation: What You Need to Know, FDA

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Keywords

  • Food irradiation
  • Ionizing radiation
  • Gamma rays
  • Alpha particles
  • Beta particles
  • X-rays
  • Radioactive decay
  • Half-life
  • Gray
  • Radurization
  • Radicidation
  • Radapperization
  • Unique radiolytic products  (URPs)
  • Radura symbol
  • Cold pasteurization


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