§179.41 食品处理用脉冲光(Pulsed light for the treatment of food)

　　��179.41 Pulsed light for the treatment of food.

　 　Pulsed light may be safely used for treatment of foods under the following conditions:

　　（a� The radiation sources consist of xenon flashlamps designed to emit broadband radiation consisting of wavelengths covering the range of 200 to 1,100 nanometers （nm�? and operated so that the pulse duration is no longer than 2 milliseconds （msec（�

　　（b� The treatment is used for surface microorganism control;

　　（c� Foods treated with pulsed light shall receive the minimum treatment reasonably required to accomplish the intended technical effect; and

　　（d� The total cumulative treatment shall not exceed 12.0 Joules/square centimeter （J/cm 2.（�/p>

　　　　[61 FR 42383, Aug. 15, 1996]