How to use the reference guide
Key aspects relating to food irradiation are listed irradiation amongst the range of currently applied and
alphabetically. A full list of entries can be found at the ‘emerging’ food preservation technologies. Each entry
end of the book, headings are also classified into: Main in the reference guide aims to summarize salient work on
headings, Biological, Detection methods, Food compo- the subject and provide key reference. Radiation doses
nents, Food products, Microbiological, Physical and are quoted in kilograys (kGy). Cross-referencing to
Toxicological. relevant sections in the book is highlighted using italics
The Introduction gives an overview of the role of food within the text and a see also list.
