STUDY ON PROCESS-CONTROL AND ACCEPTABILITY OF IRRADIATED SEASONINGS

This paper studied the process control and quality control of irradiated seasonings for commercial purpose, market test and consumers' acceptability. The results showed that the rate of relative deviation of dose was less than 2 and the uniformity was better than 1.31 and the number of microbes decreased by 3-4 orders of magnitude after treatment with 8kGy. No pathogenic bacteria were discovered and sensary evaluation as well as quality analysis were not changed. 110 tons of irradiated seasonings have been supplied to domestic markets and stores since 1990. The statistic data of 2045 consumers investigated showed that 67% of consumers heard about food irradiation.72% of persons and 87% of families were willing to buy irradiated seasonings.This research is a program supported by IAEA and UNDP.