Directly permitted Dried herbs + spices · egg-shell surface decontamination (non-edible surface)
Directly prohibited Meat, fresh fish, vegetables, fruit, baked goods — direct irradiation of edible surface
Legal basis §13 LMBG / LMBestrV (UV explicit) · disclosure + label „treated with ultraviolet radiation" for edible-surface treatment
Design tip — personnel protection (ICNIRP): tunnel enclosure +
light-barrier interlock at the tunnel entrance. Direct UV-C irradiation within
personnel reach is acutely harmful for eyes + skin — the safety form factor
dominates over UV efficiency.
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