Application and management of healthcare industry 4.0 for unsafe food: Irradiation processing

Muhammad Ahmad Muneeb 1, Habiba Kalsoom 2, *, Khadija Shoukat 3, Gohar Afroz 4, Muhammad Waqas Younas 5 and Hafiz Kiakhur Sarkhail 6

1 Institute of Food Sciences and Technology, Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Pakistan.
2 Department of Zoology, The Government Sadiq College Women University, Punjab, Pakistan.
3 School of Management, Wuhan University of Technology, Hubei, China.
4 Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
5 Department of English, University of Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan.
6 School of Information Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, China.
 
Research Article
International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2023, 10(02), 914–922.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2023.10.2.1027
Publication history: 
Received on 31 October 2023; revised on 13 December 2023; accepted on 16 December 2023
 
Abstract: 
Radiation technology is widely adopted in the healthcare industry 4.0 for food due to its advantages in insecticidal sterilization, reducing product microbial levels, and extending shelf life. The irradiation processing of health food mainly focuses on raw material irradiation, with less involvement in finished product irradiation. Although the national regulatory authorities have issued various regulations and standards, they still cannot meet regulatory needs. The interpretation of unsafe food should be combined with food safety standards, using a functionalist interpretation method to distinguish between substantive and non-substantive standards. This study analyzes the current application status, application basis, and regulatory policies of irradiation technology in Pakistan's health food industry, and proposes the main problems and work suggestions from the perspective of standardization. It can provide reference for the subsequent revision of national food safety standards and the construction of standard systems. This study also overviews the new innovations in industry 4.0 for food healthcare and management. Following this interpretation and application method not only helps to achieve legislative objectives, but also ensures fairness in individual cases.
 
Keywords: 
Industry 4.0; Healthcare; Food; Raw materials; Radiation processing; Standard
 
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