Sure has increased its range of tests with the
FreshNSure Apple test. Using the FreshNSure test,
it can easily be proven whether a batch of apples
has been treated with 1-MCP or not.
Apples are treated with 1-MCP to improve shelf life and to protect them from the adverse effects of ethylene. 1-MCP terminates ripening and is applied in storage to maintain quality of recently harvested apples and to improve shelf life. 1-MCP application, however, is sometimes not wanted or even not allowed. Organically grown fruit, for example, should never be treated with 1-MCP.
1-MCP application leaves no residue on apples after treatment. The FreshNSure test measures gene activity changes due to 1-MCP treatment, as a result of which we can prove whether it has been applied or not. Still after months in storage, the effect of treatment can be measured.
You only need to apply a few drops of juice on provided FTA-card to have a batch of apples tested. After processing the card in our laboratory, the test result will be expressed in ‘not treated’ or ‘treated’.
FreshNSure specifications:
Effects measurable 3 till 9 months after treatment
Cultivars: Gala, Red Delicious, Fuji, Granny, Elstar and Jonagold
Easy sampling on location
Test result: ‘not treated’ or ‘treated’.
For more information:
NSure bv
Tel: +31 (0)317 466 666