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  • April 15th 2006 Issue

    • Getting the facts straight about MCP

    U.S. apple industry stresses the safety of the ethylene blocker.

    The U.S. apple industry plans to call on scientists to help dispel reports questioning the safety of MCP (1-methylcyclopropene), a product widely used on apples around the world to enhance eating quality and storability. After reports appeared in the media in Taiwan and Europe last winter, the U.S. Apple Association appointed an ad hoc task force to manage the issue. MCP, sold by AgroFresh, Inc., under the trade name SmartFresh, is applied to apples in storage. Normally, apples soften and ripen in response to ethylene. An MCP treatment is designed to maintain fruit quality by preventing ethylene from binding to […]

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    Geraldine Warner
    Geraldine Warner was the editor of Good Fruit Grower from 1992-2015. During her tenure, she planned and prepared editorial content, wrote for the magazine, and managed the editorial team. Read her stories: Story Index
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