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Possible radioactivity induced by neutron irradiation should be compared
with natural radioactivity already present in the same food; the consequent
possible internal or external radiological exposures of members of the popu-
lation should be compared with the annual dose limits of maximum admit-
ted exposure due to human activity stated by international organizations and
in particular by European community rules (1 mSv of eective dose for any
individual).
e use of ionization, as a method of food preservation, is harmonized in the
European Union (EU) on the basis of the establishment of specic treatment
conditions and of a list of foodstus that can be treated. e labeling of ionized
foodstus must state that they have ...