Irradiated Food Authorization (IFA) Database
(IFA)
The Irradiated Food Authorizations (IFA) database is a compilation of information maintained by the Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture.
It provides information on the types of food that can be irradiated for human consumption in the countries specified. The information includes country, food class and recommended dose limit.
Resource Characteristics
Quality LevelExplanation of Terms
CompletenessExplanation of Terms
Update FrequencyExplanation of Terms
- Authoritative: All information in the resource has been verified by authorities as indicated.
- Quality-checked: All information in the resource has been quality-checked as indicated.
- Not quality-checked: Although the information in the resource may come from peer-reviewed journals or other high-quality sources, it has not undergone subsequent quality checking before incorporation in the resource.
CompletenessExplanation of Terms
- Comprehensive:The resource includes all items in the category for which the resource was created.
- Selective: The resource includes only selected items in the category for which the resource was created, with the process or basis for the selection as indicated.
Update FrequencyExplanation of Terms
- Updated continually: A conscientious effort is made to add new information immediately and keep the resource up-to-date on a day-by-day basis.
- Updated periodically: The resource is updated on a schedule. Common values are monthly, quarterly, annually or biennially, but others are also used.
- Updated occasionally: The resource is updated now and then, but not on a schedule.
- Static: The resource is a one-off creation with no plans for updates, or a resource that was updated in the past but has now been frozen with no new input planned.
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Subject
Food irradiation
Organizational Source
NAFA - Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture
Data Type
Directory
Keywords
food irradiation, irradiated food, irradiated food clearances, irradiated food authorizations, irradiated food authorisations
Related Sites
http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/fep/index.html
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