(1) Approval of facilities -No irradiation facility shall be used for the treatment of food unless such facility :-
(a) has been approved and licensed under the Atomic Energy (Control of Irradiation of Food) Rules, 1991
(b)complies with the conditions for approval, operation, licence and process control prescribed under the Atomic Energy (Control of Irradiation of Food) Rules 1991
(c) carries out irradiation in accordance with the provisions of the Atomic Energy (Control of Irradiation of Food) Rules, 1991.
(2) Foods once irradiated shall not be re-irradiated unless specifically so permitted by the Licensing Authority for the Irradiation process control purposes.
(3) No Food/irradiated food shall leave the irradiation facility unless it has been irradiated in accordance with the provisions of Deptt. Of Atomic Energy (Control of Irradiation of Food) Rules 1991 and a certificate of irradiation indicating the dose of irradiation and the purpose of irradiation is provided by the competent authority.
