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| FDA stands by safety of egg irradiation; Feedstuffs; (April 15, 2011): | |||
The Food and Drug Administration has formally rejected a call to re-open a rulemaking on the safety of irradiation of fresh shell eggs to reduce the risk of Salmonella. More than a decade ago, Public Citizen, opposed the FDA’s final rule published on July 21, 2000, and petitioned for a public hearing. The FDA’s denial of the public hearing request came on April 13, 2011, and included a point-by-point answer to the objections by Public Citizen. Fresh shell egg irradiation |
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| European Food Safety Authority confirms food irradiation safety; Association of Corporate Counsel; (April 8, 2011): | |||
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued an April 6, 2011, statement on food irradiation that summarizes the 2010 scientific opinions adopted by the Panel on Biological Hazards and the Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavorings and Processing Aids, which together assessed the procedure’s efficacy and safety. Using the latest available evidence, these panels have evidently concluded “that there are no microbiological risks for the consumer linked to the use of food irradiation,” and “that most of the substances formed in food by irradiation are also formed during other types of food processing, with levels comparable to those arising, for instance, from the heat treatment of foods.” EFSA Says Irradiation is Safe.... |
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European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) rates Campylobacter-busting techniques; Food Production Daily; (April 8, 2011): |
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Introduction of post slaughter irradiation, industrial cooking or carcass freezing by processors would all slash levels of campylobacter in poultry, said the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Last year, EFSA estimated around 80 per cent of chicken carcasses on the European Union market are contaminated with Campylobacter, a figure it described as alarming. The UK Food Standards Agency has declared tackling the bacteria as its number one food safety goal. Irradiation is clearly the most effective method....... |
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| EFSA backs safety of food irradiation; Food Production Daily; (April 8, 2011): | |||
| The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has declared there are no microbiological risks linked to the use of food irradiation, but said a more sophisticated approach was needed to make its application more effective. In a far-reaching assessment of the technology, the food safety body also appeared to conclude that chemicals formed in food as a result of irradiation were not a major concern. This is due to the low levels of the substances formed and the fact that the same chemicals are produced by other widely-used processing methods. Safety of food irradiation...... |
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| Millions of sterile Medflies on Pompano Beach, aimed at wiping out menace to agriculture; Sun Sentinel.com (April 2, 2011): | |||
About 45 million sex-crazed but sterile male Mediterranean fruit flies were scattered over northern Broward County last week in the fight against one of world's most destructive crop pests. The flies, bred at a U.S. agricultural facility in Guatemala, went first to Sarasota where they're irradiated for 2 1/2 minutes to make them sterile. They then were allowed to inhale pheromones that make them ravenous to reproduce. Sterile Med Flies...... |
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| Food Technology Services profit jumps 63 percent; (March 30, 2011): | |||
Food Technology Services Inc. reported net income of $1.1 million, or 41 cents a share, for 2010, compared with net income of $608,358, or 25 cents a share, in 2009. Revenue jumped nearly 20 percent to $3 million, the company said in a press statement. |
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| International Meeting on Radiation Processing; Food Safety News: | |||
MONTREAL: Industry leaders and scientific experts from around the world will gather at IMRP Montreal 2011 -- the 16th global forum of the international radiation processing community -- to discuss, debate and discover the latest in industrial electron beam, x-ray and gamma ray technology. Participants will be exposed to a combination of invited and submitted research papers covering advanced materials, sterilization of healthcare products, food irradiation and other critical industry topics. |
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| Case studies in novel food processing technologies: Innovations in processing, packaging, and predictive modelling | |||
“Case studies in novel food processing technologies: Innovations in processing, packaging, and predictive modelling” is now available from wholesalers, retailers, and online suppliers in North America. This is the latest book with updates on developments in food irradiation. The book will be a great addition to your library. Learn more here: | |||
| Enter the Dragon Fruit;: Everybody's Science; By: Sandy Miller Hayes; (March 28, 2011): | |||
Hawaii is a long, long way from my humble abode in Maryland, but I'm lusting to go. In the meantime, I'm discovering that I can feast my taste buds, if not my eyes, on the fruits of Hawaii, thanks to the efforts of some innovative scientists of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS). Even the names are enough to drive you wild: dragon fruit, rambutan, longan (and the more familiar papaya, of course). But just five years ago, these treats — now found in grocery stores and specialty Asian supermarkets all over the country — were out of reach outside of Hawaii. That's because the export potential of Hawaiian produce was limited by strict quarantine restrictions and phytosanitary measures (a fancy way of saying "let's make sure this plant isn't carrying hitch-hiking pests") to protect the U.S. mainland's fruits and veggies. Those export restrictions have cost Hawaiian growers around $300 million annually in lost sales. But research by those enterprising ARS scientists changed all of that. The scientists, based at the agency's research center in Hilo, Hawaii, were the first to apply generic radiation protocols to control a wide variety of quarantine insect pests found on fresh commodities. Based on their extensive research, USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in 2006 published a landmark rule accepting the generic doses of radiation for treatment of Hawaiian produce — and the floodgates were opened. Irradiated Dragon Fruit |
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| Food Irradiation Processing Alliance (FIPA) Website: http://www.fipa.us/ | |||
| International Irradiation Association (iiA) Website: http://www.iiaglobal.org/ | |||
| Food Irradiation Principles and Applications is an excellent source of information about food irradiation. For information go to: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471356344,descCd-tableOfContents.html | |||
| Irradiated Foods Booklet Provides Science-based Information on Food Irradiation: The American Council on Science & Health booklet on irradiated foods can be downloaded from: http://www.acsh.org/publications/booklets/irradiated2003.html . | |||
Food Irradiation: A Guide for Consumers, Policy Makers and the Media; |
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