Comments on FSANZ proposal to permit irradiation of all fresh fruit and vegetables

On October 30, 2020 Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) called for comments on the draft food regulatory measure that would permit irradiation as a phytosanitary measure for all fresh fruit and vegetables.  The Queensland Government Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QLD DAF) petitioned FSANZ...

Steritech X-ray facility approved to irradiate fruit for Vietnam

Steritech’s Melbourne X-Ray facility opened in early 2020 and promptly started treating fresh fruit for phytosanitary purpose before exporting them to international markets such as New Zealand and Indonesia. It has also been used to facilitate interstate trade in the domestic market.  At the end of...

Strong growth of Mexican exports of irradiated fresh produce in 2020

Mexico was hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 but this did not affect the use of irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment. According to the General Directorate of Plant Health, the quantities of irradiated fresh produce shipped to the US grew by 30% to 27,034...