Consumer Awareness About Irradiated Food: A Systematic Review.

Scientific Opinion on the Standards and Regulations of Irradiated Food

“…Another concern is that the formation of breakdown products named Radiolysis Products; irradiation might produce radiolysis products. It means irradiated food contains free radicals and radiolytic products [37]. Scientific opinion recommended that food irradiation related authority could take a vital role in educating the consumer about the benefits and restrictions of food irradiation.…”

Customers' Awareness and Knowledge of Using Irradiation Technology Processed Foods in Egyptian Restaurants: An Exploratory Study

“…Another major growthpromoting factor is the benefits offered by food irradiation technology including the elimination of pathogenic microorganisms, the increased shelf life of foods, minimal use of chemical disinfection, food decontamination, and safety of food processes. The level of acceptance of radioactive food varies according to the type of products allowed for radiation in different regions of the world (Rusin et al, 2018;Galati et al, 2019). The most common food products around the world include spices, herbs dry spices vegetables, and fruits (Khalili et al, 2017;Gyimah et al, 2020;Kim et al, 2022).…”

“…The research's problem lies is that although food irradiation technology is one of the modern technologies in food processing, at the same time, customers in restaurants may not be interested in food irradiation technology because of the lack of comprehensive knowledge of that technology and its benefits (Agbaka and Ibrahim 2020;Indiarto et al, 2020;Ebrahim et al, 2022). In addition to the scarcity of studies that measure customers' awareness of technology food irradiation (Rusin et al, 2018;Rozekhi et al Siddiqui et al, 2022), especially in the field of restaurants, because restaurants use large quantities of food that need to be preserved and processed (Sokolovska et al, 2022).…”