This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards Guides and Remendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)Committee. Designation:F1356-22 INTERNATIONAL Standard Guide for Irradiation of Fresh Frozen or Processed Meat and Poultry to Control Pathogens and Other Microorganisms' This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1356:the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or in the case of revision the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A superseript epsilon (8)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval. INTRODUCTION The purpose of this guide is to present information on the use of ionizing radiation in treating fresh frozen or processed meat and poultry products to eliminate or reduce the numbers of vegetative pathogenic microorganisms and parasites and to extend the refrigerated shelf-life of those products by reducing the numbers of spoilage microorganisms. Thi...