date:Apr 17, 2013
s as a phytosanitary measure because the use of the chemicals formerly employed for this purpose, dimethoate and/or fenthion, has been restricted.
FSANZ concluded available studies indicate that irradiating tomatoes and peppers does not pose a significant human health risk for consumers because:
No toxicological hazards have been identified with the use of food irradiation up to a maximum of 1 kGy.
Differences in the levels of irradiation sensitive vitamins or provitamins (ie. vitamins A C a