You are here: Home / Food Processing and Technology / Food Irradiation Resource List     Provides a description of pasteurization and a list of online resources about pasteurization technolgy and several fact sheets organized into food areas such as milk, eggs, and juice & cider. On this page...General Information/FactsheetsReportsOrganizations/AgenciesDatabases/ListservesJournals/BooksNewsletters/Press ReleasesEducation General Information/Factsheets Food Irradiation: A Safe Measure (PDF) DHHS. Food and Drug Administration. Food Irradiation: What Is It? (PDF) Iowa State University Extension. Frequently Asked Questions About Food Irradiation (PDF) University of California, Davis. Frequently Asked Questions about Food Irradiation (PDF) Minnesota Department of Agriculture in cooperation with FDA, Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Beef Council Irradiation - An Overview of a Safe Alternative to Fumigation USDA. Agricultural Research Service. Irradiation for Food Safety (PDF) Joint FAO/IAEA Programme. The Use of Irradiation for Post-Harvest and Quarantine Commodity Control Environmental Protection Agency. Reports Food Irradiation - Available Research Indicates That Benefits Outweigh Risks - August 2000 General Accounting Office. Food Irradiation Available Research Indicates That Benefits Outweigh Risks (PDF) United States General Accounting Office. Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division. Food Irradiation Updates Minnesota Beef Council Technical Report: Irradiation of Food American Academy of Pediatrics.     Conference/Forum: First World Congress on Food Irradiation: Meeting the Challenges of Food Safety and Trade Summary Report National Food Safety & Toxicology Center.     Guidelines/Regulations: Approval of Ingredients and Sources of Radiation Used in the Production of Meat and Poultry Products USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service & Food and Drug Administration Irradiation of Meat and Poultry Products USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.     Annual/Progress: Improve Microbiological Safety and Shelf-life of Food by Treatment with Ionizing Radiation -- 2004 USDA. Agricultural Research Service. Improve Microbiological Safety and Shelf-life of Food by Treatment with Ionizing Radiation -- 2005 USDA. Agricultural Research Service. Organizations/Agencies Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy Georgia Beef Board Databases Authorized Facilities Database Joint FAO/IAEA Programme. Food Irradiation Clearances Database Joint FAO/IAEA Programme. Listserves Journals/Books AGRICOLA - Article Citation Database USDA. National Agricultural Library. AGRICOLA - NAL Catalog USDA. National Agricultural Library. Irradiated Foods: Fifth Edition (PDF) Loaharanu, P. (2003). Irradiated Foods. (5th ed.). New York, NY: American Council of Science and Health. Newsletters/Press Releases Irradiation of Animal Feed DHHS. Food and Drug Administration. Irradiation: A Safe Measure for Safer Food DHHS. Food and Drug Administration. Scientific Fact's Uphill Battle vs. Irradiation Misinformation Institute of Food Technologists. USDA Approved Irradiation of Meat to Help Improve Food Safety United States Department of Agriculture. This document was created by Kristina Brandriff. Users are encouraged to provide feedback and comments. This document was created in Apr 2003; Updated in May 2007.

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