Citation
(2000), "Food irradiation", British Food Journal, Vol. 102 No. 8. https://doi.org/10.1108/bfj.2000.070102hab.005
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2000, MCB UP Limited
Food irradiation
Food irradiation
In February 1999 the European Council and the European Parliament published two EC Directives on foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation in the Official Journal of the European Communities. All Member States are required to implement these Directives by September 2000.
EC Directive 1999/2/EC lays down the general provisions such as the conditions for treatment, the rules governing the approval and control of irradiation and the labelling of foodstuffs that have been treated with ionising radiation. EC Directive 1999/3/EC establishes an initial positive list of foodstuffs, which could be treated with ionising radiation and freely traded across the whole European Community.
These Directives will be implemented in England/Scotland by new Statutory Instruments, the Food Irradiation Provisions (England) Regulation 2000 and the Food Irradiation Provisions (Scotland) Regulation 2000. Proposals for these regulations have been circulated for comment, as have draft guidance notes.