Decco Worldwide has announced the EPA registration in the US of TruPick, its next generation 1-MCP technology to maintain postharvest freshness in fruits and vegetables by controlling the effects of naturally occurring ethylene during storage and transportation.
The company describes the product as the first gel formulation in water-soluble pouches delivering the benefits of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) in a novel, micro-absorbent technology.
“TruPick’s performance has been rigorously evaluated in many of the globally important apple markets and confirmed by private and university researchers as highly effective in maintaining firmness and suppressing ethylene production in both RA (refrigerated air) and CA (controlled atmosphere) storage,” Decco said in a press release.
TruPick is a proprietary and patented release system, discovered and developed by Dr. Nazir A. Mir of MirTech, and distributed by Decco. The companies have set up a joint partnership, Essentiv, to develop, register and manufacture pre- and post-harvest solutions for the produce industry.
“We believe that TruPick and other new products in our pipeline and the Decco Worldwide technical, sales and service organisation will not only deliver the same well known benefits packers expect from 1-MCP but also unlock value to expand its use to more packers and to more fruit and vegetables as we pursue registrations in all key markets around the world”, said Dr Lynn Oakes, global project manager for Decco Worldwide and general manager for Essentiv.
