New paper published: Effects of phytosanitary irradiation treatment and refrigerated storage on the physicochemical properties of three pectin types isolated from mandarin pulp

This study had been published by J. J. Ornelas-Paz (Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C.-Unidad Cuauhtémoc), A. Prakash (Schmid College of Science and Technology, Food Science Program, Chapman University), E. G. Gonzales-Armendariz (Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C.-Unidad Cuauhtémoc), J. D....

New ISPM irradiation treatment published

In April 2023, the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) published a new phytosanitary treatment using irradiation in the form of annexes to ISPM 28: PT 45: Irradiation treatment for Pseudococcus jackbeardsley ISPM 28: Annex 45 (2023) This treatment describes the irradiation of fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants at...

Revised version of ISPM 18 published

The revised ISPM 18 is now available on the IPPC website. The International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures 18  (Requirements for the use of irradiation as a phytosanitary measure) was published in 2003.  The purpose of ISPM 18 is to provide generic requirements for the application of...