ABSTRACT
On 22 February 1999, the European Parliament (EP) and the Council adopted formally two legislative texts regulating the food irradiation in the European Union. The agreed texts, published in the EU Official Journal L n’ 66 of 13 March, consist of:-
A framework Directive on the general and technical aspects for carrying out the process, on labelling and decisions to authorise foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation, and
An implementing Directive establishing a Community list of foodstuffs authorised for irradiation treatment.
