[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR179.41]
[Page 455]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES (CONTINUED)
PART 179 IRRADIATION IN THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND HANDLING OF
Subpart B Radiation and Radiation Sources
Sec. 179.41 Pulsed light for the treatment of food.
Pulsed light may be safely used for treatment of foods under the
following conditions:
(a) The radiation sources consist of xenon flashlamps designed to
emit broadband radiation consisting of wavelengths covering the range of
200 to 1,100 nanometers (nm), and operated so that the pulse duration is
no longer than 2 milliseconds (msec);
(b) The treatment is used for surface microorganism control;
(c) Foods treated with pulsed light shall receive the minimum
treatment reasonably required to accomplish the intended technical
effect; and
(d) The total cumulative treatment shall not exceed 12.0 Joules/
square centimeter (J/cm\2\.)
[61 FR 42383, Aug. 15, 1996]
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