A product used to keep fruit and vegetables fresh has been proven to eliminates bacteria, mould and other fungi from storage areas.
Fresh Pod Commercial Sachets have been developed to remove ethylene, bacteria and mould from post-harvest produce.
A recent study by QMS Agri Science in South Africa, demonstrated the sachets removed 95 per cent of airborne ethylene and had similar effects on bacteria and mould levels.
The product has been proven to be effective in eliminating; viruses, sour rot, blue mould, brown rot, fungi and air-borne bacteria, including ‘Rhizopus’, a serious post-harvest pathogen which can decimate tomato crops as they are held in cold storage, and the hardier still, ‘Penicillium’.
Ethylene control systems are available in many forms, but the recent studies by QMS Agri Science calimed the sachet’s ethylene control system outperforms other products including Ozone generators while being considerably cheaper and friendlier to the environment.
The company said in a statement: “There is no ‘safe’ level of Ethylene around post-harvest produce and on average between 25-46 per cent of post-harvest life is lost, if Ethylene is not effectively removed and managed. The unique pellets within Fresh Pod have been used for over 30 years to remove airborne contaminants in sewage treatment plants, oil refineries, airports and other industrial facilities. It is a proven technology.”
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