Comment from Sameer Marfatia, AgroSurg Irradiators India Pvt Ltd

I would like to offer correction to your statement mentioning the presence of only one irradiation facility in India. There are multiple food irradiation facilities in India. I am quoting the food and water watch article from Nov 2006 (which I am also attaching): "The Indian government has supported food irradiation, and the Department of Atomic Energy has built two demonstrationfacilities that use cobalt-60, both near Mumbai. The facility at Vashi, Navi Mumbai is a high-dose facility that processes spices and dry vegetables (30 tons/day). A lowdose facility in Lasalgaon irradiates onions (10 tons/day), cereals and cut flowers." Also, "India has two additional irradiation plants and three more are being planned" I am not sure about the APHIS certification status of the additional plants but the irradiator, currently in the final stages of completion, at Vasai (near Mumbai) by AgroSurg Irradiators India Pvt Ltd meets all the requirements outlined in 7 CFR Part 305.