Irradiation of food of animal origin: analytical checks to verify compliance with EU legislation in Lazio region

Abstract

Irradiation is a method of food preservation regulated in the European Union (EU) by Directives 1999/2/EC and 1999/3/EC, and adopted in Italy with Legislative Decree 94, 30/01/2001. The aim of this paper is to present the results of control in Lazio Region done to verify compliance with the mandatory legislation. For this purpose, 36 samples of food of animal origin marketed in Lazio were collected and analysed. Of these, 11.2% was irradiated and the treatment was not provided on the label.

Keywords

• Food irradiation, Products of animal origin, Non-compliant samples