Workshop March 25-26: Opportunities in Phytosanitary Irradiation for Fresh Produce

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Opportunities in Phytosanitary Irradiation for Fresh Produce Workshop

March 25-26, 2015

Offered by USDA-APHIS and Chapman University

The fifth annual “Opportunities in Phytosanitary Irradiation for Fresh Produce Workshop” will take place March 25-26, 2015 at Chapman University in Orange, CA. Over the past five years, Chapman University has partnered with U.S. produce industries and USDA-APHIS-PPQ to conduct quality studies on a variety of fresh fruit. This project is funded by a USDA-FAS-Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Grant and is designed specifically to assist in developing export markets for U.S. commodities.

The meeting will include the following:

  • Presentation of APHIS trade initiatives
  • Trade potential for irradiated produce
  • Results of research on quality of fruit and effects on invasive species
  • Grocery industry success stories

Please register for this event at http://www.chapman.edu/food-irradiation-workshop.

More information about the 2015 Workshop will be posted as it becomes available.

We hope to see you there!

Contacts:  Dr. Anuradha Prakash, Prakash@Chapman.edu

Margaret Smither, Margaret.R.Smither@aphis.usda.gov