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BENEBION: Port of Entry Programs for US
commodities into Mexico.
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Worlds largest dedicated phytosanitary irradiation facility.
75% of all world wide phytosanitary treatments for products into Mexico.
Cobalt 60 / Gamma facility
300MT anual capacity (fully loaded)
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Programas nacionales
de control fitosanitario
Cítricos
Mango Manila
Guayaba
Mango
Planta 1: Matehuala
Optimal logistics:
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Irradiation:
• Treatment is based on Cobalt 60, toprevent quarantine pests
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Why irradiate produce:
•Superior quality to other phytosanitarymeasures.
•No organoleptic impact.
Sunken shoulders caused by
Heatwater treatment
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Why irradiate produce:
• Tree ripened quality possible
• Better shell life, NO residues ( pesticides).
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Why irradiate produce
•Cold chain preservation during process
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Why irradiate produce:
Complete traceability on each shipment, pallet, single box and orchards.
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Status irradiation in México:
• New 300,000 MT industrial scale facilitynow available in route to US border.
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Status irradiation in México:
•Product now in few main stream retailchains, like HEB for Guava, sweet lime in Kroger
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Status irradiation in México:
Media acceptance great, and customer perception changing positive•Article: www.thepacker.com
Chat with Ron Eusticehttp://www.thepacker.com/opinion/Chat-Ron-Eustice-161565645.html
1:07 p.m. Karst: How has the use of irradiation of food changed in the past 15 years or so?
1:08 p.m. Eustice: It has grown, there is no question. It has grown and continues to grow. The major growth right is in the area of tropical produce coming from various countries around the world such as Mexico, India, Thailand, Vietnam and also the state of Hawaii. We have seen a 300% growth in the volume of irradiated produce that has come into the
U.S. over the past three years. It is now something in the neighborhood of 35 million to 40 million pounds of produce, all of which has been marketed at retail without one consumer complaint that we know of. Consumer acceptance has been outstanding. In fact, I know of retailers who have said “We want to know who has the irradiated produce so
we can put it in to our grocery stores.”
1:10 p.m. Karst: Is the produce irradiated at source or on arrival in the U.S.?
1:11 p.m. Eustice: Both. This is an interesting development. The USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service has signed framework equivalency agreements with ten countries and there are probably close to five more that are pending. Some of the countries are required to have USDA inspectors on site when the irradiation occurs. That is expensive and not
every (inspector) wants to go to India in the middle of their hot summer. In Hawaii, there is a facility that has been irradiating about 10 million pounds per year for the past 10 to 12 years
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Status irradiation in México:
•Mango marketing board chart about irradiated mangos
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Available varieties :
Sweet citrus Mango
Guava Starfruit
Sweet lime Manzano pepper
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New varieties under approval :
Rambutan
Pomegranates
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Planta 2: Arenal
Programas nacionales
de control fitosanitario
Cítricos
Mango Manila
Guayaba
Mango
Planta 1: Matehuala
Optimal logistics:
Benebion facility
location
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Fully USDA/ Sagarpa certifiedand in operation
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Pallet load capabililty: Fast throughput.
Quick turnaround
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