Workshop on medical products sterilisation, food preservation, etc
View(s):Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board (SLAEB) is organizing a workshop on March 9 on the recent introduction of gamma irradiation technology to local industries. The workshop together with a facility visit will be at the Sri Lanka Gamma Centre in Biyagama Export Processing Zone. Two experts from International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will conduct the lectures. Lectures on food irradiation and its legal acceptance in global arena and protecting public health by food and medical device irradiation programmes will be conducted by Prof. Suresh Pillai, Director, National Centre for Electron Beam Research, Texas A&M University.
A lecture on irradiation of medical products in global context and other applications will be done by IAEA Radiation Processing Specialist Dr. Sunil Sabharwal. An overview of Gamma irradiation and the Sri Lanka Gamma Centre will be given by Ms. Samantha Kulatunge, Director of the Centre.
The main services of this Centre are sterilization of disposable medical products, surgical products, Cellulosic products, Pharmaceuticals and Containers, Laboratory Supplies, Cosmetics and Sanitary Products, Biological Materials and decontamination of spices, seasonings, dried vegetables, medicinal herbs, Ayurvedic products and health diet supplements.