date:Jul 13, 2017
ith a semi-permeable membrane that vents the gas at a slower rate.
We helped test the pouch with the new design and found it vents at a more controlled rate and has the desired effect, Bai says.
When Bai and his colleagues put the pouches into cartons of grapefruit using typical packing, shipping, and storage conditions, they found 10 times fewer bacterial and fungal pathogens than on grapefruit stored without pouches. A panel of ARS volunteers in Fort Pierce found that the treatments didnt ch