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ISI secures financing for E-Beam

Irradiation Solutions Inc. (ISI), a unit of listed A Brown Co. Inc., on Monday said it has secured P400 million in funding for the construction of the Philippines’s first commercial Electron Beam (E-Beam) facility for contract irradiation services.

Presentation: CORAD accelerator technology options

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Irradiation Applications for Food

The label on some mangoes “Irradiated for freshness” may surprise some, but it is this label that guarantees the export value of the fruit. from Vietnam to the United States each year with an amount of up to 20 million USD. Vietnam with the help of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is planning to expand its irradiation service to compete in other markets. .

Irradiation Technology for Food

Worldwide, there are hundreds of facilities that use radiation for different applications and at least about 60 facilities that use radiation to irradiate food. They use low-level radiation to destroy microorganisms that can spoil food as bacteria or fungi. Low-level radiation can also prevent insects from reproducing. Phytosanitary measures to ensure that products are not contaminated with certain disease-causing species is also a prerequisite for global trade.

Irradiation Applications for Food

Food irradiation has been used for decades to disinfect and extend the shelf life of items such as spices, dried herbs, spices, etc. If the product is left untreated, life Pests can enter products and move to other countries through trade, potentially causing damage to food production and the environment as they multiply and spread in the destination country.