title: Irradiation in the production, processing and handling of food. Final rule.
abstract: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the food additive regulations to increase the maximum dose of ionizing radiation permitted in the treatment of poultry products, to include specific language intended to clarify the poultry products covered by the regulations, and to remove the limitation that any packaging used during irradiation of poultry shall not exclude oxygen. This action is in response to a petition filed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA/FSIS).
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005503:Food Additives / Q000633:toxicity*; D005511:Food Handling / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005514:Food Irradiation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005515:Food Labeling / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005516:Food Microbiology; D059022:Food Safety / Q000379:methods*; D005663:Furans / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007881:Legislation, Food; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011200:Poultry; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D013696:Temperature; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
chemical_list: D005503:Food Additives; D005663:Furans