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RADURA LOGO (IRRADIATAION OF FOOD) Food irradiation is a physical process in which food commodities, bulk or pre-packaged are exposed to controlled doses of energy of ionizing radiation such as gamma rays or X-rays to achieve different technological objectives. This technological process includes extension of shelf-life, destruction of storage and quarantine insect pests and killing of parasites, pathogens and spoilage microorganisms. Radiation processing can thus be used for enhancing food safety, food security and international trade. It became mandatory in 2007 to treat Indian mangoes with gamma radiation for control of quarantine insect pests before export to the USA. In India more than a dozen irradiation facilities have been established by private entrepreneurs for treatment of food. For commercial application of the technology in India, Atomic Energy (Control of Irradiation of Food) Rules were notified in 1991 and later amended in 1996. In 2012, a new amendmen