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Recent News
2009
SPINACH AND PEANUTS, WITH
A DASH OF RADIATION?
February
2009- Before the recent revelation that peanut butter could
kill people, even before the spinach scare of three summers ago, the nation?s
food industry made a proposal....more
WHY DON'T WE
IRRADIATE ALL GERM-CARRYING
FOODS?
February
2009 - Technology exists that destroys
disease-causing bacteria in food. We use it more--and in some cases, less--than
you might think....more
2008
IN-SITU COMPOSITE REPAIR
BUILDS ON BASIC
November 2008
- For on-aircraft repair, demand is
on the rise for specialized composites training and expertise....
more
STANDARDS FOR ELECTRON BEAMS
HELPS ENSURE FUGUS-FREE ORGANIC FOODS
November 2008
- Organic foods have become increasingly popular; these crops
often succumb to funguses and diseases. A new practice uses electron beaming
to prevent fungal spores and pathogens from growing on organics
seeds...more
GEMCLEAR FINDS NON-COMPLIANT TOPAZ IN U.S.
MARKET
October 2008 - GemClear, an independent laboratory
that tests gemstones for radiation, found irradiated blue topaz in the United
States market that is not in compliance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission
("NRC") regulations...
more
GLOBAL FOOD IRRADIATION MARKET TO EXCEED $2.3 BILLION BY
2012, ACCORDING TO GLOBAL INDUSTRY
ANALYSTS
October 2008 - Debated widely, irradiation of
food products has snowballed into major controversy over the years...more
ELECTRONS USED TO TREAT ORGANIC
SEEDS
October 2008: German scientists say they have
developed an organic method of protecting plants from disease by using electrons
to kill fungal spores and viruses. ...
more
IRRADIATION: TURNING ON THE HIGH
BEAMS
October 2008: The salmonella outbreak linked to peppers that sickened more than
1,200 people in 42 states this summer has brought food safety to the forefront
once again
...
more
LISTERIA OUTBREAK SPURS FOOD SAFETY
OVERHAUL
August 2008: Ottawa promises to hire more food
inspectors; considers irradiation to kill deadly bacteria
... more
AMI
STUDYING ACCELERATOR_PRODUCED MEDICAL ISOTOPES
June 2008: AMI and the University of Missouri
are developing a system than can generate clinically relevant quantities of
radioisotopes (including Mo-99) without the need for a nuclear reactor
...more
IBA INVESTS IN
PETROBEAM
February 2008:
Belgian company Ion Beam Applications has taken a 10percent stake in Petrobeam
with warrents allowing it to raise it to 20 percent...
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