The Federal Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment (DAWE) through the Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation (ATMAC) Program and the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries is funding a one year project that will directly compare the effects of cold treatment, low dose...
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. Currently, 26 fruits and vegetables can be irradiated according to the Australia New...
To prevent the introduction of the Mediterranean black fig fly (MBFF), USDA-APHIS implemented restrictions on all commercial consignments of fresh figs imported from Mexico effective September 15, 2020. The black fig fly, Silba adipata McAlpine, is a pest of wild and cultivated figs, The female possesses a...