Interstate standard GOST 33800-2016 General requirements for the labelling of irradiated foodstuffs. Pays/Territoire Fédération de Russie Type du document Règlement Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Normes Radiation Emballage/étiquetage Transport/dépôt Protection du consommateur Aire géographique Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Mer Noire, Mer Caspienne, CEI (Communauté des États indépendants), Europe de l'Est, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pacifique Nord, Pacifique Nord Occidental Résumé Interstate standard GOST 33800-2016 establishes general requirements for the labelling of irradiated foodstuffs. Irradiation of food products is carried out in order to reduce the content of pathogenic microorganisms, reducing microbial contamination and insect infestation, suppressing the germination of seeds, bulbs, tubers and root crops, increasing the shelf life of perishable products. The following sources of ionizing radiation can be used to irradiate food products: (a) gamma radiation of radionuclides eoCo or .37Cs; (b) X-rays from artificial sources with an energy of not more than 5 MeV; (c) a stream of accelerated electrons from an artificial source with an energy of no more than 10 MeV. Labelling is designed to identify irradiated food products obtained from irradiated raw materials or containing an irradiated ingredient. An increasing number of countries are adopting the internationally recognized "Radura" mark as labelling (see Figure 1). Special requirements for the packaging of irradiated products arise in cases where irradiation is carried out directly in consumer packaging. To assess the suitability of packaging materials for food products subject to irradiation, it is necessary to take into account various factors that characterize the nature of interactions between packaging and food products, possible chemical reactions and their objective consequences: (a) formation of low molecular weight radiolytic products that are capable of migrating into food products; (b) change in the physical properties of the package, such as strength, transparency, color, integrity, strength of bonds between layers of packaging materials, brittleness due to prolonged storage or temperature exposure, as well as the rate of gas and elago exchange induced by irradiation; and (c) microbiological changes (possible creation of favorable conditions for the growth of pathogenic microorganisms). Texte intégral Russe Site web allgosts.ru