SmartFresh

SmartFresh is the new breakthrough in produce storage technology  that is used in Starr Ranch Grower's apple storage facilities to  ensure that fresh-picked quality. Crunch, juiciness and flavor of  apples during and after storage are maintained right through to the  consumer.

SmartFresh has been driven by retailers' requirements for  consistently high quality produce and consumers' demands for quality  and safety.

SmartFresh qualified for review in the U.S. EPA's Biopesticide  division as a reduced risk product due to its extremely low use rate  and highly favorable safety profile. Another positive attribute of  the technology is it leaves no detectable residues on the fruit.  Residues if any, are so low they are considered below detectable levels.

SmartFresh is added to the air in the storage facility to delay ripening. The product temporarily stops the fruit from producing  ethylene and from responding to external sources of ethylene, such  as other ethylene-producing crops. The plant substance ethylene, is  key to ripening, aging and eventual spoilage of many fruits and vegetables.
 
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