[ RadSafe ] Myth Busters and Irradiated Cockroaches - Jan 30 Food irradiation inIndia

[parthasarathy k s]

Friends,



Government of India has approved food irradiation as a safe technology
and has provided some financial incentives to those who start the industry.
Unfortunately public still entertain doubts about any radiation related activity.There has been attempts to inform the public about the advantages of food irradiation. I have published a few articles and participated in TV discussions on the topic. The latest article may be seen at

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2007031500271500.htm&date=2007/03/15/&prd=seta&

Regards
K.S.Parthasarathy


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Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Myth Busters and Irradiated Cockroaches - Jan 30

http://www.hi-tm.com/Documents/Irrad.html



The 
link 
above 
shows 
some 
data 
concerning 
food 
irradiation 
and 
the 
doses
used 
for 
disinfestation 
of 
several 
organisms. 
The 
killing 
dose 
shown 
for
insects 
is 
in 
the 
0.22 
to 
.0.93 
kGy 
range. 
For 
viruses, 
it 
is 
in 
the 
10 
to 
40 
kGy 
range.



We 
have 
a 
large 
food 
processing 
plant 
not 
far 
from 
here, 
using 
Co-60 
to
irradiate 
raw 
materials 
that 
go 
into 
cake 
mixes 
and 
other 
food 
products.

I 
routinely 
monitor 
this 
plant 
for 
radiation 
leakage, 
but 
have 
found 
none 
so
far, 
but 
the 
same 
survey 
did 
turn 
up 
a 
particular 
problematic 
industrial
X-Ray 
unit 
is 
a 
manufacturing 
plant 
in 
the 
same 
industrial 
park. 
This 
"leak"
could 
be 
detected 
3/4 
mile 
away. 
Interestingly, 
the 
safety 
manager
immediately 
tested 
the 
operator's 
TLDs 
and 
reportedly 
found 
no 
exposure.



Somewhere 
I 
read 
that 
the 
largest 
irradiators 
in 
use 
are 
to 
kill 
natural
occurring 
anthrax 
on 
wool.



Some 
interesting 
books 
on 
FI, 
Food 
Irradiation:

High-Dose 
Irradiation: 
Wholesomeness 
of 
Food 
Irradiated 
with 
Doses 
above 
10
kGy 
- 
Report 
of 
a 
Joint 
FAO/IAEA/WHO 
Study 
Group 
(Technical 
Report 
Series,
No 
890) 
(ISBN: 
9241208902)
World 
Health 
Organization 
Press



Safety 
of 
Irradiated 
Foods, 
Second 
Edition, 
(ISBN: 
0824793447)
Johannes 
Friedrich 
Diehl, 
P. 
Ed. 
Diehl, 
J. 
F. 
Diehl



Here 
is 
the 
USDA 
Food 
Irradiation 
Bibliographic 
Database



http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodirad/intro.html





George 
Dowell

NLNL

New 
London 
Nucleonics 
Lab


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