Nuclear methods for food analysis at the US Food and Drug Administration

Citation
Dl. Anderson et al., Nuclear methods for food analysis at the US Food and Drug Administration, J RAD NUCL, 249(1), 2001, pp. 29-32
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry
Journal title
JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
ISSN journal
02365731 → ACNP
Volume
249
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
29 - 32
Database
ISI
SICI code
0236-5731(200107)249:1<29:NMFFAA>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
An overview of radioanalytical techniques used in support of research, moni toring programs, and field assignments directed by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) is pr esented. The Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center annually determin es radionuclide concentrations in 260 Total Diet Study foods, approximately 80 imported foods, and a selection of domestic foods collected near U. S. nuclear power plants. Radioanalytical techniques used at CFSAN's neutron ac tivation analysis laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Tec hnology are discussed along with applications for research, quality control , and special projects.