date:Aug 08, 2013
igants are banned in these countries since they react with the ozone layer, said AK Sharma, head, food technology division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, which has developed the irradiation technology.
Sharma added, Now exporters will have to come forward and place their orders for irradiated pomegranates at the Lasalgoan irradiation facility at Nashik.
India ranks second in the production of fruits and vegetables in the world after China. In 2007, India started exporting irradiated