• DOI:10.1016/S0969-806X(01)00557-6
Corpus ID: 93883640

The efficacy and progress in using radiation as a quarantine treatment of tropical fruits—a case study in Hawaii

@article{Moy2002TheEA,
  title={The efficacy and progress in using radiation as a quarantine treatment of tropical fruits—a case study in Hawaii},
  author={J. H. Moy and L. Wong},
  journal={Radiation Physics and Chemistry},
  year={2002},
  volume={63},
  pages={397-401}
}

• J. H. Moy, L. Wong
• Published 2002
• Business
• Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Abstract Most tropical fruits for export must be treated with an approved quarantine treatment. Three and a half decades of research have demonstrated the efficacy of irradiation as a quarantine treatment in terms of efficiency, effectiveness, and product quality retention. The USFDA and the USDA-APHIS approved irradiation to disinfest fresh foods/fresh papayas in 1986 and 1989, respectively. In early 1995, the Hawaii Department of Agriculture was granted a special permit from USDA-APHIS… Expand

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