Food irradiation: a proposed economic research agenda and implications for agribusiness

In April 1986 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved low level irradiation of fresh fruits and vegetables for insect control and delayed ripening. The Department of Energy (DOE) is interested in establishing six food irradiation research facilities in the US. This article provides a back...

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Published inAgribusiness (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 3; no. 3; pp. 339 - 347
Main Authors Tilley, D.S, Falk, C.L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 1987
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Wiley
Wiley Periodicals Inc
SeriesAgribusiness
Subjects
Agribusiness
Agricultural commodities
AGROINDUSTRIAL SECTOR
ALIMENTOS
ANALISIS ECONOMICO
ANALYSE ECONOMIQUE
Carcinogens
Committees
Costs
Drug dosages
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Energy
ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA
ETATS-UNIS
FDA approval
Food irradiation
FOODS
FRUITS
FRUTAS
HORTALIZAS
Industrial research
INVESTIGACION
IRRADIACION
IRRADIATION
LEGUME
Potatoes
PRODUIT ALIMENTAIRE
Radiation
RECHERCHE
SECTEUR AGROINDUSTRIEL
SECTOR AGROINDUSTRIAL
Strawberries
USA
VEGETABLES
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Summary:In April 1986 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved low level irradiation of fresh fruits and vegetables for insect control and delayed ripening. The Department of Energy (DOE) is interested in establishing six food irradiation research facilities in the US. This article provides a background on food irradiation and identifies the research issues likely to become important as food irradiation becomes commercial.
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Journal Article No. 5156 of the Agricultural Experiment Station, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
Agricultural Research Service of the USDA - No. 85-CRSR-2-2545
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ISSN:0742-4477
1520-6297
DOI:10.1002/1520-6297(198723)3:3<339::AID-AGR2720030308>3.0.CO;2-L