New Zealand Gazette – 2000 – No. 170

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✨ Food Irradiation Standards



NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 170

Table of Provisions

  1. Definitions
  2. General prohibition on irradiation of food
  3. Permitted sources of radiation
  4. Foods permitted to be irradiated
  5. Record keeping
  6. Labelling

Clauses

1 Definitions

In this Standard-

irradiation means the processing of food by subjecting it to the action of ionising radiation, but does not include ionising radiation imparted to food by measuring or inspection instruments, and ‘irradiate’ and ‘irradiated’ have corresponding meanings.

re-irradiate does not include the irradiation of food -

(a) prepared from materials that have been irradiated at low dose levels (not exceeding in any case 1 kGy) and are irradiated again; or

(b) which contains less than 50 g/kg of irradiated ingredients; or

(c) where the required full dose of ionising radiation is applied to the food in divided doses for a specific technological reason;

provided that the cumulative maximum radiation dose absorbed by the food does not exceed that specified in the Table to clause 4.

technological need, in relation to the irradiation of food, refers to the minimum dose of ionising irradiation required to ensure the safety or quality of the food, provided the process is performed in accordance with good manufacturing practice, and includes the extension of shelf life, the destruction of certain bacteriological contamination or pest disinfestation.

2 General prohibition on irradiation of food

(1) Food must not be irradiated unless there is a specific permission in this Standard to irradiate the food.

(2) A permission to irradiate a food is not a permission to re-irradiate the food unless re-irradiation is expressly permitted by this Standard.

3 Permitted sources of radiation

Where this Standard permits a food to be irradiated, the ionising radiation must be either-

(a) gamma rays from the radionuclide cobalt 60; or

(b) X-rays generated by or from machine sources operated at an energy level not exceeding 5 megaelectronvolts; or

(c) electrons generated by or from machine sources operated at an energy level not exceeding 10 megaelectronvolts.

4 Foods permitted to be irradiated



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🏥 Standard 1.5.3 - Irradiation of Food (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Food safety, Irradiation, Food processing, Radiation dose, Hygiene, Manufacturing practices, Radiation control, Codex Alimentarius, Labelling requirements