Irradiation for Food Safety and Quality
Publisher: CRC
Published: February 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9781587160813
Subjects: Food & beverage technology; Methods - Canning & Preserving; Science/Mathematics; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Food Science; Cooking : Methods - Canning & Preserving; Technology / Food Industry & Science
First sentence: Developments in food irradiation during the last hundred years can be roughly divided into three periods: First half of the century: Pioneering studies on the use of ionizing radiaton to destroy food spoiling microorganisms and insects.