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Day 8 (2022-11-08)

08:30
10:00
Forum: Phyto-1: Commercial trade
Air
Phyto-1.1 Welcome to the forum and global view
Peter B Roberts, New Zealand
Phyto-1.2 Phytosanitary irradiation in Mexico: The first 11 years and an outlook for those to come
Arved Deecke, Mexico
Phyto-1.3 Australian Commercial Update
Benjamin J Reilly, Australia
Phyto-1.4 Phytosanitary irradiation in Vietnam
Dinh Thi Anh Tuyet, Vietnam
Phyto-1.5 The South African experience
Cherin D Balt, South Africa
Phyto-1.6 Phytosanitary irradiation scenario in India
Harshad Doshi, India
Phyto-1.7 Discussion
Peter B Roberts, New Zealand
10:30
12:00
Forum: Phyto-2: Post harvest
Air
Phyto-2.1 Introduction: Optimizing quality of irradiated produce
John Golding, Australia
Phyto-2.2 Apple fruit responses to phytosanitary X-ray treatments
Allan B Woolf, New Zealand
Phyto-2.3 Phytosanitary irradiation and controlled atmosphere storage of Nam Dok Mai Si Thong mango: Economic potential and challenges for international trade
Suwimol Jetawattana, Thailand
Phyto-2.4 Shelf-life of Nam Dok Mai Si Thong mango irradiated for phytosanitary purpose; influence of modified atmosphere
Peerasak Chaiprasart, Thailand
Phyto-2.5 NIR spectroscopy for the optimization of postharvest-irradiated Thai mangoes - Management for exportation
Phongrapi Wichitkunanan, Thailand
Phyto-2.6 Combination of cold and irradiation for citrus
Suresh D Pillai, United States
Phyto-2.7 Q&A and Conclusion
John Golding, Australia
13:30
15:00
Forum: Phyto-3: Treatment efficacy
Air
Phyto-3.1 Introduction to the session
Peter B Roberts, New Zealand
Phyto-3.2 Treatment efficacy
Peter Follett, United States
Phyto-3.3 Research on phytosanitary irradiation efficacy conducted by the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture
Vanessa Dias, Austria
Phyto-3.4 USDA-APHIS-PPQ phytosanitary irradiation treatment development and scientific support
Cory Penca, United States
Phyto-3.5 Q&A and Conclusion
Peter B Roberts, New Zealand
15:30
17:00
Forum: Phyto-4: Infrastructure and technology
Air
Phyto-4.1 Introduction to the session
Murray Lynch, Australia
Phyto-4.2 Dosimetry: The key element of confidence in phytosanitary irradiation
Florent Kuntz, France
Phyto-4.3 X-ray solutions for phytosanitary applications with economic and process performance details
Cody M Wilson, United States
Phyto-4.4 Treating pallets with multiple densities with X-rays
Macdarragh O'Neill, Australia
Phyto-4.5 Challenges to adopt PI
Bimo Saputro, Indonesia
Phyto-4.6 Q&A and Conclusion
Murray Lynch, Australia

Day 9 (2022-11-09)

08:30
10:00
Forum: Phyto-5: Regulatory development
Air
Phyto-5.1 Introduction to the session
James Allan, Vietnam
Phyto-5.2 USDA-APHIS-PPQ irradiation program update
Cory Penca, United States
Phyto-5.3 A commercial perspective on national regulations
Benjamin J Reilly, Australia
Phyto-5.4 Effect of labelling fresh blueberry with information on irradiation on Finnish, German and Spanish consumers
Heidi Kotilainen, United Kingdom
Phyto-5.5 Phytosanitary irradiation: A tool to facilitate trade
Sally Ormiston, Australia
Phyto-5.6 Maximum energy limit for X-rays: Codex or economics ?
Peter B Roberts, New Zealand
Phyto-5.7 Q&A and Conclusion
James Allan, Vietnam

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