• The Foundation for Food Irradiation Education Web Page, sponsored by Ion Beam Associates, S.A. and SteriGenics International, Inc.
• Frequently Asked Questions about Food Irradiation. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Department of Health and Human Services - USA
• Food Irradiation - A Quick Overview
• Food Irradiation: The Basics by Donald D. Derr
• Facts about Food Irradiation - International Consultative Group on Food Irradiation (ICGFI)
• Food Irradiation by Elizabeth L. Andress, Keith S. Delaplane, George A. Schuler, (University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS))
• "Food Irradiation: Solution or Threat." An issue paper by Consumers International
• Consumer education tool on the process of food irradiation from FDA
• Facts About Food Irradiation from the International Atomic Energy Association
• "Facts about Food Irradiation" by the Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture
• Frequently Asked Questions About Food Irradiation [PDF] from the University of California
• Backgrounder - Food Irradiation [PDF] from the Food Marketing Institute (FMI)
• Food Irradiation Briefing from Food Research Institute, Univ. of Wisconsin
• Irradiation of Food [PDF] from the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
• From Mail Time to Mealtime, Irradiation Can Bring Added Safety from the International Food Information Council Foundation
• Food Irradiation Today from Hospitality Institute of Technology and Management
• Irradiation ... What You Need to Know from the National Consumers League
• The Use of Irradiation For Food Quality and Safety from the Institute of Food Science and Technology (UK)
• Center for Consumer Research - Food Irradiation
• Radiation Pasteurization of Food Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) publication, 1996
• Consumer Acceptance of Irradiated Meat and Poultry Products by USDA, Economic Research Service, August 2000.
• European Commission's Food Irradiation page
• Food Irradiation - Available Research Indicates That Benefits Outweigh Risks [PDF] GAO - Report to Congressional Requesters
• Food Irradiation Bibliographic Database from the National Agricultural Library
• Irradiation of Meat and Poultry Products from USDA/FSIS
• Research on Irradiation USDA Agricultural Research Service, TEKTRAN
• The Use of Irradiation for Post-Harvest and Quarantine Commodity Control from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Food Irradiation: The Treatment of Foods with Ionizing Radiation from the US Food and Drug Administration
• Irradiation - An Overview of a Safe Alternative to Fumigation Agricultural Research Service, USDA
• Food Irradiation from Iowa State University Extension

Food Irradiation Regulations in the United States

Irradiation Service providers:

Agbeta, Inc.: Agbeta is one of the first companies in the United States dedicated to the design and operation of commercial scale Cold Pasteurization facilities for processing fresh or frozen commodities such as strawberries, meat and poultry for the purpose of eliminating the various microbial, larvae and insect infestations commonly found in the food supply arriving on the American dining table.

SureBeam Corporation is the leading provider of patented and proprietary electronic pasteurization systems and services for the food industry. Their SureBeam electronic food pasteurization process significantly improves food safety, prolongs shelf life and provides disinfestation without compromising food quality.

Ion Beam Applications (IBA)

Gammaster International provides you with convenient irradiation services. Gammaster's irradiation operations are reliable, safe and environmentally friendly, Gammaster operates multi-purpose, flexible irradiation plants at various locations across Europe, in Thailand and in South Africa

Books of Food Irradiation:

Food Irradiation: Principles and Applications
by Ricardo A. Molins (Editor) (Hardcover - May 2001)
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