1. Class of foodCountries Class 1 : bulbs, roots and tubersBangladesh, China, India (potato.onion,garlic and shallot), Indonesia, Korea (potato, onion, garlic), Pakistan, Philippines, Sri lanka, Thailand (potato, onion, garlic) and Vietnam Class 2 : fresh fruit and vegetables (other than class 1) Australia (bread fruit, rambutan, carambola, custard apple, longan, litchi, mango, mangosteen, papaya), Bangladesh, China, India (mangoes), Korea (mushroom), Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand (mangoes, papaya, strawberries, greenbeans) and Vietnam Class 3 : cereals and their milled products, nuts (including chestnut, coconut), oil seeds, pulses, dried fruits Bangladesh, China, India (only wheat products, rice and pulses), Indonesia, Korea (chest nut, cereals, legumes or powder), Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand (beans, cocoa beans, rice and wheat) and Vietnam Class 4 : fish, seafood and their products, frog legs, fresh water and terrestrial invertebrates (fresh or frozen) India, Indonesia (frozen shrimps and frog legs), Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand (fish and shrimps) and Vietnam Table 1. Approval of Irradiated Foods in RCA countries Bolded text represents the countries approved by class of food -Bangladesh approves complete harmonized regulation -Sri Lanka not complete harmonized regulation but some food items

2. Table 1. Approval of Irradiated Foods in RCA countries Class of foodCountries Class 5 : raw poultry and meat and their products (fresh or frozen) China, India, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand (raw poultry and sausages, and Vietnam Class 6 : Dry vegetables, spices, condiments, dry herbs and herbal teas Australia, Bangladesh, China, India (only spices), Indonesia, Korea (spices, herbs, dry vegetables), Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand (only spices) and Vietnam Class 7 : Dried food of animal originIndonesia (only salted dried fish), Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand (only dried fish) and Vietnam Class 8 : ethnic foods and miscellaneous foods, including but not limited to : health foods, ethnic preparations of hospital foods, gum Arabic and other thickeners, military rations, honey, space foods, special spices, liquid egg China (cooked meat), Korea (patient food, yeast and enzymes), Philippines Bolded text represents the countries approved by class of food

3. Table 2. Commercial Food Irradiation Facility in RCA Countries CountryName/Location of Operational facilities Source StrengthProposed facilities in next 3 years Remarks AustraliaSTERITECH (Brisbane,Sydney, Mebourne) Co-601 electron beam facility Bangladesh? China80 facilities at 36 cities, 24 provinces 0.1 to 1 MCi20 IndiaRadiation processing plant,Mumbai; KHRUSHAK, Lasalgaon, Nasik 430 kCi ; 45 kCi3 Co-60Additional 10 multi- purpose IndonesiaPT. Rel-Ion Kawasan Industri Ganda mekar, Cibitung Bekasi 17520 442 kCi KoreaGREENPIA,Co., Ltd.Yeoju, Korea; SOYA Co., Ltd. 1 MCi; 300 kCi1 for commercial (1 MCi)

4. Table 2. Commercial Food Irradiation Facility in RCA Countries CountryName/Location of Operational facilities Source StrengthProposed facilities in next 3 years Remarks MalaysiaMINTEC Sinagamma; Alurtron,MINT 800 kCi; 3 MeV (E-beam) 1 (private sector)Co-60 PakistanPARAS Food Ltd. di Lahore, Karachi, Multan, Peshawar, and Quetta 50 kCi (each)5 1 ready (almost) Operational of Lahore Facility by 2005/2006 PhilippinesMulti-purpose Co-60 irradiation facility, PNRI Quezon City 150 kCi Upgrading of the existing facility to 150 kCi capacity. 1 commercial mango irradiation facility (Cebu city) Sri LankaNone--Facility not available in the way ThailandThai Irradiation Center (TIC); ISOTRON; GAMMASTER; Sterigenic Co-60

5. Table 2. Commercial Food Irradiation Facility in RCA Countries CountryName/Location of Operational facilities Source Strength Proposed facilities in next 3 years Remarks VietnamVINAGAMMA; (Co-60) Ho Chi Minh City; SON SON Co., (E beam) Ho Chi Minh city 4 Co-60 400 kCi; 150 kWBinh Duong Province: 500 kCi Co-60 Irradiator will be operational by the middle of 2005; Hanoi 200 kCi Co-60 irradiator is being upgrade Setting double Side-irradiator EBM : 200 kwatt