regulation of the head of the national agency of drug and food control of organic product this regulation specifically regulates the radiation source types of food maximum absorbed doses irradiation purposes re-irradiation packaging requirements irradiation facility and labelling for irradiated food.a. radiation sourcesirradiated foods must use radiation sources as follows - gamma rays from radionuclides 60co and 137cs - x-rays generated from machine sources operated at or below an energy level of 7.5mev - electrons generated from machine sources operated at or below an energy level of 10mev.b. type of food maximun absorbed doses and irradiation purposes regulated in appendixi.c. re-irradiation- irradiated foods shall not be re-irradiated except for foods with low moisture content and irradiated for purpose of controlling insects - food is not considered as having been re-irradiated when i. the irradiated food is prepared from materials which have been irradiated at low dose levels for quarantine control prevention of sprouting maturation inhibition ii. the food containing less than 5 of irradiated ingredient is irradiated or wheniii. the full dose of ionizing radiation required to achieve the desired effect is applied to the food in more than one increment as part of processing for a specific technological purpose - the cumulative maximum absorbed dose delivered to a food should not exceed the maximum dose regulated in appendix i.d. packaging- absorbed doses of packaging used for irradiated food must be suitable for absorbed doses of food - types of packaging regulated in appendix ii.e. irradiation facility- radiation treatment of foods shall be carried out in licensed and registered facilities issued by bapeten - the facilities shall meet the requirements of good practices for irradiated food - the facilities shall make records for every batch of irradiated food and kee for five years - every six months the facilities shall report the records to the head of nadfc ri and or to the minister of agriculture of indonesia ministry of marine affairs and fisheries of indonesia.f. labelling- the labelling of irradiated food must contain the following information i. statement of irradiated food ii. statement should not be re-irradiated iii. date of treatment iv. name of country where treatment has been done v. symbol for irradiated food