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Specifies a method for the detection of irradiation treatment of food by thermoluminescence analysis of contaminating silicate minerals. The method is applicable to those foodstuffs from which a sufficient amount of silicate minerals can be isolated. The method has been succesfully tested in laboratory tests with herbs and spices as well as their mixtures and shrimps. From other studies, including an interlaboratory test on fresh fruits and vegetables, it may be concluded that the method, after suitable modification, is applicable to a large variety of foods including sea-food. At present, this standard pertains only to the detection of the irradiation treatment of herbs, spices, their mixtures and shrimps.