Irradiation kills microbes: can it do anything harmful to the food?

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dc.article.number100940
dc.contributor.authorPedreschi, Franco
dc.contributor.authorMariotti Celis, María Salomé
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-01T10:31:42Z
dc.date.available2025-05-01T10:31:42Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractFood irradiation is an efficient technology that can be used to ensure food safety by eliminating insects and pathogens to prolong the shelf life, among others. In most of the cases, the process could be applied to fresh or frozen products without affecting the nutritional value and sensory quality of treated foods. The scientific records about food irradiation confirm with a high degree of assurance that foods and food ingredients treated using this method are safe and fit for human consumption. Besides, irradiation can induce certain alterations that can modify both the chemical composition and the nutritional value of foods. These changes depend on the food composition, the irradiation dose, and factors such as temperature and presence or absence of oxygen in the irradiating environment. Currently, food irradiation is approved in more than 60 countries, and there has been a notable growth in production and trade of irradiated foods since 2010.
dc.description.funderFONDECYT; Folio: 1150146
dc.format.extent10 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/B978-0-12-817240-7.00014-0
dc.identifier.eisbn978-0-12-817241-4
dc.identifier.eissn1748-1716
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-12-817240-7
dc.identifier.issn1748-1708
dc.identifier.pubmedidMEDLINE:33942517
dc.identifier.scieloidS0718-69242020000300109
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-85090353714
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817240-7.00014-0
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/103789
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000538772600015
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Ingeniería; Pedreschi, Franco; 0000-0003-0599-8466; 18770
dc.issue.numero32
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido parcial
dc.pagina.final242
dc.pagina.inicio233
dc.publisherAcademic Press
dc.relation.ispartofGenetically Modified and Irradiated Food. Controversial Issues: Facts Versus Perceptions
dc.revistaFORO EDUCACIONAL
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectChemical changes
dc.subjectConsumer response
dc.subjectFood composition
dc.subjectFood quality
dc.subjectFood safety
dc.subjectIrradiation
dc.subjectMicroorganism sensitivity
dc.subject.ddc620
dc.subject.deweyIngenieríaes_ES
dc.subject.ods02 Zero hunger
dc.subject.odspa02 Hambre cero
dc.titleIrradiation kills microbes: can it do anything harmful to the food?
dc.typecapítulo de libro
dc.volumen12
sipa.codpersvinculados18770
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.indexScopus
sipa.trazabilidadCarga WOS-SCOPUS;01-05-2025
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