S.L. 449.26 Art. 2

Food irradiation may be used only for the following purposes:

- to reduce the incidence of food-borne disease by destroying pathogenic organisms, - to reduce spoilage of foodstuffs by retarding or arresting decay processes and destroying spoilage organisms, - to reduce loss of foodstuffs by premature ripening, germination or sprouting, - to rid foodstuffs of organisms harmful to plant or plant products.

SECOND SCHEDULE

Sources of Ionising Radiation