RADIATION PRESERVATION OF FOODS. PROCEEDINGS OF AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS SEPTEMBER 27-30, 1964.

Contents: Technological aspects of the radiation preservation and sterilization of foods: World-wide status of the treatment of foods by ionizing energy; Need for international cooperation; Work of the OECD's European Nuclear Energy Agency (ENEA) in food irradiation; Prospects for radiation pre...

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Other Authors: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES-NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1965
Subjects:
*FOOD
*IRRADIATED FOOD
SYMPOSIA
BIOCHEMISTRY
MEAT
ISOTOPES
GAMMA RAYS
VEGETABLES
MICROBIOLOGY
RADIATION DOSAGE
PASTEURIZATION
WHEAT
ENTEROBACTERIACEAE
FRUITS
ELECTRON ACCELERATORS
FOOD POISONING
CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM
RADIATION EFFECTS
DOSIMETERS
FISHES
SALMONELLA
PACKAGING
RESEARCH MANAGEMENT
PRESERVATION
BIRDS
Canada
Pacific
Northwest Atlantic
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Summary:Contents: Technological aspects of the radiation preservation and sterilization of foods: World-wide status of the treatment of foods by ionizing energy; Need for international cooperation; Work of the OECD's European Nuclear Energy Agency (ENEA) in food irradiation; Prospects for radiation preservation of foods in Britain; European radiation preservation of fruits and vegetables; Irradiation of fruits and vegetables; Radiation preservation of fish and shellfish of the Northeast Pacific and Gulf of Mexico; Radiation preservation of fish of the northwest Atlantic and the Great Lakes; Radiation Preservation of ham and other cured meats; Radiation preservation of fresh meat and poultry; Packaging aspects of radiation preservation of foods; Troop- acceptance testing of irradiated foods; Chemical changes in irradiated meats; Sprout inhibition of vegetables using gamma radiation. Source facilities and technology: Isotopic sources; Electron accelerators for food processing. Wholesomeness and food legislation: Data on wholesomeness studies; Wholesomeness considerations in radiation preservation of foods; Aspects of food legislation in Canada relative to wholesomeness; Some international aspects of wholesomeness of irradiated foods. Microbiological aspects of irradiation preservation of foods: Potential problems of Type-E Botulism in radiation-preserved seafoods. For DDC users only. Available through the Printing and Publishing Office, NAS-NRC, Washington, D. C. 20418, $9.00.

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