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Statement summarising the Conclusions and Recommendations from the Opinions on the Safety of Irradiation of Food adopted by the BIOHAZ and CEF Panels

European Food Safety Authority
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European Food Safety Authority ; Statement summarising the Conclusions and Recommendations from the Opinions on the safety of Irradiation of Food adopted by the BIOHAZ and CEF Panels. EFSA Journal 2011;9(4): 2107. [155 pp.] doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2107.

Correspondence: biohaz@efsa.europa.eu

Adoption date: 29 March 2011

Published date: 6 April 2011

Question number: EFSA‐Q‐2011‐00015, EFSA‐Q‐2011‐00026

On request from: EFSA

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