REVIEW OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY WHOLESOMENESS OF IRRADIATED FOOD PROGRAM (1955-1966)

Abstract

The conclusions arrived at were that: (a) Foods irradiated with gamma rays or 10-MeV electrons to 5.6 Mrads are as wholesome as non-irradiated foods; (b) In general, vitamin losses in irradiation processing are comparable to losses in thermal processing; (c) There is no detectable induced radioactivity in foods irradiated with 60Co or with 10-MeV electrons; (d) Irradiated foods are, in general, as acceptable as non-irradiated foods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0648434

Entities

People

  • D. L. Howie
  • N. Raica Jr.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Biomedical Research
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Food
  • Frequency
  • Gamma Rays
  • Genetics
  • Health Services
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Irradiated Food
  • Nutrition
  • Plant Oils
  • Radiation
  • United States
  • Vegetables
  • Vitamins
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics