Technology, Industry, and Agriculture

Food Irradiation

Treatment of food with RADIATION.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Treatment of food with RADIATION.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Food Irradiations
  • Irradiation, Food
  • Irradiations, Food
  • Food, Irradiated
  • Foods, Irradiated
  • Irradiated Food
  • Irradiated Foods

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE

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  1. J01.576w.423w.850w.700w.700w.500w

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NLM Classification

WA 710

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Food Irradiation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005514. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005514
  2. Food Irradiation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_irradiation
  3. Food Irradiation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1330911