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Business · 10/05/2001Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

FDA Amends Food Irradiation Petition Filing Notice for Safe Use of Ionizing Radiation

Summary

The FDA is updating the filing requirements for a petition by the National Food Processors Association on behalf of the Food Irradiation Coalition to allow the safe use of ionizing radiation to control food-borne pathogens and extend shelf-life in various human foods, with a maximum dosage limit of 4.5 kilograys.

Original source language: Federal Register — Food and Drug AdministrationOpen original release →

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