Food Irradiation 
A Reference Guide 
V M Wilkinson BSc, PhD 
Formerly Senior Research Scientist, Leatherhead Food RA, UK 
and 
G W Gould BSc, MSc, PhD 
Visiting Professor in Food Microbiology, University of Leeds 
Formerly Senior Research Microbiologist, Unilever Research, UK 
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First published 1996 Reed Educational and Professional Publishing Ltd 
Reprinted 1998 Woodhead Publishing Limited 
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