Gamma rays, electron beams, and X-rays are used during the food irradiation process to sterilise, disinfect, and preserve food. Food spoilage caused by insects, bacteria, and parasites is decreased by irradiation.
In terms of revenue, the global market for Food Irradiation was estimated at US$ 199.4 billion in 2021, growing at a CAGR of 5.0% over the forecast period (2022 to 2030).
Leading companies in the Food Irradiation Industry:
1. Sterigenics International, Inc.
The medical device, pharmaceutical, advanced applications, commercial, and food industries all require industrial sterilisation, and Sterigenics is a world leader in providing these solutions.
To expand its irradiation facility in Gurnee, Illinois, Sterigenics International invests $10 million.
2. Ionisos SA.
Ionizing radiation treatment is the focus of the Ionisos Group, a European organisation. Ionisos Group has the ability to sterilise, preserve, decontaminate, and crosslink your products, including manufactured packaging, medical devices, raw materials, and finished goods for the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries.
Ionisos has taken the market for food irradiation with a highly profitable segment to expand admirably in 2022.
3. Gray Star, Inc.
It was established in 1989 with the single goal of designing, engineering, producing, and marketing irradiators specifically for the food industry. They predicted a decade ago that food irradiation would soon reach its prime, largely as a result of growing worries about foodborne illness. They also understood that to meet the needs of the food industry, a completely new kind of irradiator technology would be required. Consequently, the Genesis Irradiator was built.
According to the President & CEO of Gray*Star, Inc., Mount Arlington, New Jersey, its Genesis system is a revolutionary Category III irradiation facility designed to be smaller, less expensive, and simpler to install and licence than the current large facilities used for medical devices and some foods. This facility will be able to pasteurise up to 60 million lb of fresh meat and poultry annually.
4. Nordion Inc.
Cobalt-60 is a substance that Nordion Inc., a Sotera Health company, sells for use in sterilisation and disease treatment. With offices in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Laval, Quebec, Nordion is a Canadian company with its headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario. The CEO of the company is Kevin Brooks.
With contract relationships with raw Cobalt-60 suppliers, production of Cobalt-60 into usable form, design and manufacture of irradiation processing equipment, and delivery of Cobalt-60 to those very food product irradiation facilities, Nordion's gamma expertise plays an important role in the accessibility of safe foods throughout the global market.
5. Sadex Corporation
SADEX uses patented, proprietary technology to offer cold pasteurisation services to the food and agricultural industries, eliminating pathogens without the use of radioactive or chemical agents. The company has been doing business under the SADEX name since 2005, and among its customers are some of the biggest names in the food processing, animal health, feed processing, marketing, and distribution industries.
In the Final Report of the Trade and Agriculture Commission, Sedex emphasised the significance of supply chain transparency.
6. Steris Isomedix Services
SteriTek is dedicated to offering the best E-beam irradiation services along with comprehensive customer support that is incredibly responsive to customers' needs.
Steri-Tek announced a partnership with Infinity Laboratories in August 2021.
7. Scantech Sciences Inc.
The goal of Reveam is to replace hazardous chemicals and antiquated treatment techniques by offering a unique solution to the food industry and other sectors.
The Rio Grande Valley ECP Center in McAllen, Texas is the site of the first facility being built by ScanTech Sciences. In the summer of 2018, it began conducting commercial operations.
8. Reviss Services Ltd.
Active since its incorporation on April 27, 1995, Reviss Services (UK) Limited has its registered office in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. For 27 years, Reviss Services (UK) Limited has been in operation.
*Definition: Food and food packaging are subjected to ionising radiation, such as that from gamma rays, x-rays, or electron beams, during the food irradiation process.
