IMPACT OF SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ON ATTITUDES TOWARD FOOD IRRADIATION [PDF]
Irradiation of food products is one of several techniques that reduce the risk of food-borne illness. Despite its advantages, the technique has been used sparingly because consumers are wary about this technology.
Andrews, Linda +2 more
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Why Do We Worry about Trace Poisons? [PDF]
Dr. Mazur relates how protests by the political left against nuclear tests and by the political right against fluoridation set the stage for Silent Spring to move the public toward being concerned about latent ...
Mazur, Allan
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Public Perceptions of Food Safety: Assessing the Risks Posed by Genetic Modification, Irradiation, Pesticides, Microbiological Contamination and High Fat/High Calorie Foods [PDF]
[Excerpt] In general, people in the developed world have access to a safe and varied supply of food. Instead of systemic hunger, many developed countries have problems with obesity and other kinds of eating disorders among their citizenry.
Mehta, Michael D.
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Impact of March 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami on the Agri-Food Sector in Japan
Paper assesses the impacts of the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan on country’s agriculture and food sector. First, framework of analysis is presented. Second, disaster events and their effects are utlined.
HRABRIN BACHEV, FUSAO ITO
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Concept papers outlining parameters for further development of Organic Food Processing - Crucial topics for the revision of the EU regulation 2092/91 [PDF]
Four concept papers outline parameters for the further development of organic food processing. They are based on other work already executed in the subproject 5 Processing in the QLIF-project, in particular the literature survey on “Underlying Principles
Beck, Alexander +2 more
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Status of radioactive contamination of food
Toru Hayashi, Miho Midorikawa
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[Protection of the Croatian population from accidental radioactive contamination of the food chain].
The paper indicates the importance of investigating radionuclide translocation in the human food chain, and the contribution of selected food components in total exposure of the population after accidental radioactive contamination. Data on radioactive contamination and risk assessment of the Croatian population after the Chernobyl nuclear accident are
N, Lokobauer, Z, Franić, A, Bauman
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Nutritional hazards caused by radioactive contamination of foods [PDF]
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A preliminary assessment of the radiological impact of the Chernobyl reactor accident on the population of the European Community [PDF]
Brown, J. +5 more
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An Investigation of Off-Site Radiation Levels at Harwell and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Following Airborne Gamma Spectrometry in 1996: Final Report [PDF]
Allyson, J.D. +2 more
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