FOOD IRRADIATION REGULATIONS 2011PU(A) 143/2011IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 34 of the Food Act 1983[Act 281], the Minister makes the following regulations: 21April 2011 PART IPRELIMINARY1. Citation and commencement(1) These regulations may be cited as the FoodIrradiation Regulations 2011.(2) These Regulations come into operation on such dateas the Minister may appoint by notification in the Gazette.2. InterpretationIn these Regulations, unless the context otherwiserequires-"absorbed dose" means the energy absorbed by the food treated with ionizing radiation expressedin standard international units called "Gray" (Gy) and is defined as1 Joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of matter;"re-irradiation" means a process whereby food which has been irradiated for a specific purposeis irradiated again for the same purpose;"irradiated food" means any classes of food that has been subjected to ionizing radiation treatmentfor specific pu...