Editing Food irradiation (section)

===Labeling===
[[File:Radura-Symbol.svg|thumb|150px|right|The Radura symbol, as required by U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations to show a food has been treated with ionizing radiation.]]
The provisions of the Codex Alimentarius are that any "first generation" product must be labeled "irradiated" as any product derived directly from an irradiated raw material; for ingredients the provision is that even the last molecule of an irradiated ingredient must be listed with the ingredients even in cases where the unirradiated ingredient does not appear on the label. The RADURA-logo is optional; several countries use a graphical version that differs from the Codex-version. The suggested rules for labeling is published at CODEX-STAN&nbsp;– 1 (2005),<ref name="CX-label">{{cite web |url=http://www.codexalimentarius.net/download/standards/32/CXS_001e.pdf |title=''GENERAL STANDARD FOR THE LABELLING OF PREPACKAGED FOODS''. CODEX STAN 1-1985. |access-date=March 19, 2014 |archive-date=April 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406113402/http://www.codexalimentarius.net/download/standards/32/CXS_001e.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> and includes the usage of the Radura symbol for all products that contain irradiated foods. The Radura symbol is not a designator of quality. The amount of pathogens remaining is based upon dose and the original content and the dose applied can vary on a product by product basis.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?CFRPart=179&showFR=1 |title=CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21 |publisher=Accessdata.fda.gov |access-date=March 19, 2014 |archive-date=March 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328023736/http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?CFRPart=179&showFR=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The European Union follows the Codex's provision to label irradiated ingredients down to the last molecule of irradiated food. The [[European Union]] does not provide for the use of the Radura logo and relies exclusively on labeling by the appropriate phrases in the respective languages of the Member States. The European Union enforces its irradiation labeling laws by requiring its member countries to perform tests on a cross section of food items in the market-place and to report to the European Commission. The results are published annually on EUR-Lex.<ref name="FDA">{{cite web| url = https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/biosafety/irradiation/reports_en| title = Reports from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on food and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation| access-date = May 20, 2018| archive-date = August 17, 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180817225849/https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/biosafety/irradiation/reports_en| url-status = live}}</ref>

The US defines irradiated foods as foods in which the irradiation causes a material change in the food, or a material change in the consequences that may result from the use of the food. Therefore, food that is processed as an ingredient by a restaurant or food processor is exempt from the labeling requirement in the US. All irradiated foods must include a prominent Radura symbol followed in addition to the statement "treated with irradiation" or "treated by irradiation.<ref name=":2" /> Bulk foods must be individually labeled with the symbol and statement or, alternatively, the Radura and statement should be located next to the sale container.<ref name=fda/>