Program of tthe First International Phytosanitary Irradiation Forum

The program of the First International Phytosanitary Irradiation Forum (Bangkok, November 8-9, 2022) has been finalised.
It is still time to register at Registration – IMRP 20 (imrp-iia.com).

Tuesday 8 November, 2022

Session Phyto 1    Post-Harvest (8:30-10:00)

• Welcome to the Forum and global view – Peter Roberts , New Zealand
• Commercial trade: Mexico – Arved Deecke, Mexico
•  Commercial trade: Australia – Murray Lynch, Australia
• Phytosanitary irradiation in Vietnam – Nguyen Tuan Anh – Vietnam
• The South African experience – Cherin Balt, South Africa
• Phytosanitary Irradiation Scenario in India – Harshad Doshi, India10
• Q&A and Conclusion

Session Phyto 2    Post-Harvest (10:30-12:00)

• Introduction: Optimizing quality of irradiated produce – John Golding, Australia
• Combination of cold and irradiation for citrus – Suresh Pillai, USA
• Phytosanitary irradiation and controlled atmosphere storage of Nam Dok Mai Si Thong mango – Suwimol Jetawatana,Thailand
• Shelf-life of Nam Dok Mai Si Thong mango irradiated for phytosanitary purpose – Peerasak Chaiprasat,Thailand
• NIR Spectroscopy for the Optimization of Postharvest-irradiated Thai Mangoes Phongrapi Wichitkunanan, Thailand
• Apple fruit responses to phytosanitary X-ray treatments  – Allan Woolf,  New Zealand15
• Q&A and Conclusion

Session Phyto 3 – Treatment Efficacy (13:30 – 15;00)

• Introduction – Peter Robert, New Zealand
• Research on phytosanitary irradiation efficacy conducted by the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture – Dias, Vanessa – IAEA
• USDA-APHIS-PPQ Phytosanitary Irradiation Treatment Development and Scientific Support – Cory Penca, USA
• Treatment efficacy – Peter Follet, USA-ARS
• Q&A and Conclusion

Session Phyto 4 – Infrastructure and Technology   (15:30-17:00)

• Introduction – Murray Lynch , Australia
• Dosimetry: key element of confidence in phytosanitary irradiation – Florent Kuntz , France205
• X-ray solutions for phytosanitary applications with economic and process performance details Wilson, Cody – USA
• Treating pallets with multiple densities with X-rays – Mac O’Neill, Australia
•  Challenges to adopt PI – Bimo Saputro, Indonesia
•  Q&A and conclusion

Wednesday 9 November 2022

Session Phyto 5 – Regulatory Development (8:30-10:00)

• Introduction – James Allan, Australia
•  USDA-APHIS-PPQ Irradiation Program Update – Cory Penca, USA
• A commercial perspective on national regulations – Ben Reilly, Australia
• Effect of labelling fresh blueberry with information on irradiation on French, German and Spanish consumers  – Heidi Kotilainen, UK
• Phytosanitary irradiation: A tool to facilitate trade – Sally Ormiston – Australia
• Maximum energy limit for X-rays: Codex or economics – Peter Roberts, New Zealand
• Q&A and conclusion

Session Phyto 6 – Panel discussion (10:30-12:00)

• Introduction – Yves Henon, iia
• Future direction of research
• Standards and Regulations
• Promotion of PI
• Conclusion