1. Inter-country transportation of irradiated dried Korean fish to prove its quality and identity
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Kwon, J.H., Kausar, T., Noh, J.E., Warrier, S.B., Venugopal, V., Karani, M., Artik, A., Bhushan, B., Byun, M.W., Kim, S.J., Kim, K.H., and Kim, K.S.
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FISHES , *TRANSPORTATION , *IRRADIATION - Abstract
Commercial packages of sliced–dried Pollack (64 kg) were gamma-irradiated at 5 kGy and transported along with the non-irradiated control from Korea to India via both air and ocean cargos. The samples received at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre were stored at ambient temperature up to 6 months after irradiation and periodically examined for their qualities. Sensory evaluation by 35 panel members from the Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, India showed that 60% of the panelists preferred irradiated Pollack to the non-irradiated one. Irradiated samples showed an acceptable quality over 6 months at ambient temperature from the hygienic and organoleptic point of view. Irradiated samples could be identified from the non-irradiated ones by the analysis of thermoluminescence and hydrocarbons. This trial proved the feasibility of inter-country transportation of irradiated dried Pollack. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2004
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