Since April 1, 2021, all consignments of fresh plums (Prunus domestica) from Chile for export to the United States had to be treated either by irradiation with a minimum absorbed dose of 400 Gy upon arrival in the United States or fumigation with methyl bromide...
On May 12, 2021 Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) published the approval report regarding Application A1193 submitted by the Queensland Government Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QLD DAF). As a consequence Standard 1.5.3 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code will be amended...
An interview of Dr Peter Follett, a researcher at the USDA-ARS, Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center in Hawaii has been published by the website International Innovation. Peter is an entomologist, one of the pioneers of phytosanitary irradiation, and the author of...