date:Aug 27, 2012
in recent years and the previous classification did not identify all foods representing a potential high risk for consumers including some ready-to-eat foods.
Range of purposes
Food irradiation has been proposed for a large range of purposes. Potential microbiological risks linked to food irradiation, such as the development of resistance, the possibility that irradiation might be used to mask unhygienic food production practices, etc.
The experts considered evidence that foods of similar comp