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Designation:F188518Standard Guide forIrradiation of Dried Spices,Herbs,and VegetableSeasonings to Control Pathogens and OtherMicroorganisms1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1885;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.INTRODUCTIONThe purpose of this guide is to present information on the use of ionizing radiation in treating driedspices,herbs,and vegetable seasonings to control pathogens and spoilage microorganisms.Informa-tion on handling these commodities before and after irradiation is also provided.This guide should be followed when using irradiation technology where approved by an appropriateregulatory authority.It is not to be construed as a requirement for the use of irradiation,or as a rigidcode of practice.While the use of irradiation involves certain essential requirements to attain theobjectives of the treatment,some parameters can be varied in optimizing the process.This guide has been prepared from a code of good irradiation practice,published by theInternational Consultative Group on Food Irradiation(ICGFI)under the auspices of the Joint Food andAgriculture Organization/International Atomic Energy Agency Division of Nuclear Techniques inFood and Agriculture,which serves as the Secretariat to ICGFI(1).21.Scope1.1 This guide covers procedures for irradiation of driedspices,herbs,and vegetable seasonings for microbiologicalcontrol.Generally,these items have moisture content of 4.5 to12%and are available in whole,ground,chopped,or otherfinely divided forms,or as blends.The blends may containsodium chloride and minor amounts of dry food materialsordinarily used in such blends.1.2 This guide covers gamma,electron beam,andX-radiation treatment.This guide also covers low energyelectron beam treatment where only part of the product isirradiated(that is,surface treatment).1.3 This guide covers absorbed doses ranging from 3 to 30kilogray(kGy).NOTE1U.S.regulations permit a maximum dose of 30 kGy.(See21CFR 179.26.)EU regulations permit a maximum dose of 10 kGy.(SeeDirective 1999/3/EC.)1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.5 This document is one of a set of standards that providesrecommendations for properly implementing and utilizingradiation processing.It is intended to be read in conjunctionwith Practice ISO/ASTM 52628.1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.7 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3E170 Terminology Relating to Radiation Measurements andDosimetry1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E61 on RadiationProcessing and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E61.05 on FoodIrradiation.Current edition approved Nov.1,2018.Published December 2018.Originallyapproved in 1998.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as F1885 04(2010).DOI:10.1520/F1885-18.2The boldface numbers given in parentheses refer to a list of references at theend of the text.3For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact Customer Service at service astm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 E3083 Terminology Relating to Radiation Processing:Do-simetry and ApplicationsF1640 Guide for Selection and Use of Contact Materials forFoods to Be Irradiated2.2 ISO/ASTM Standards:3ISO/ASTM 51261 Practice for Calibration of Routine Do-simetry Systems for Radiation ProcessingISO/ASTM 51539 Guide for Use of Radiation SensitiveIndicatorsISO/ASTM 51608 Practice for Dosimetry in an X-Ray(Bremsstrahlung)Facility for Radiation Processing atEnergies between 50 keV and 7.5 MeVISO/ASTM 51649 Practice for Dosimetry in an ElectronBeam Facility for Radiation Processing at Energies Be-tween