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Food Irradiation: The Technological Fix of the 1990s?

Helen Blackholly (University of Bradford, UK)
Paul Thomas (University of Bradford, UK)

British Food Journal

ISSN: 0007-070X

Article publication date: 1 June 1989

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Abstract

The advantages and disadvantages of food irradiation are discussed, and examples are given. Particular emphasis is given to its effect on the nutritive qualities of food, especially in conjunction with other widely used techniques (pesticides, for example).

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Blackholly, H. and Thomas, P. (1989), "Food Irradiation: The Technological Fix of the 1990s?", British Food Journal, Vol. 91 No. 6, pp. 22-25. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000002304

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MCB UP Ltd

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