.

Monday Session Ia Pre-harvest - Oral Presentations Chairperson Jim Monaghan

10:00

MK-01

FRESH-CUT PRODUCTS: AN OVERVIEW OF CHALLENGES AND UNMET NEEDS

M. Cantwell

Dept. Plant Sciences. University of California, Davis, CA, USA

11:15

MO-01

IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL TRENDS ON THE MICROBIAL QUALITY OF LEAFY GREENS

M.V. Selma, A. Martínez-Sánchez, C. Luna, A. Allende, M.I. Gil

Research group on Quality, Safety and Bioactivity of Plant Foods, Department of Food Science and Technology, CEBAS-CSIC, Murcia, Spain

11:30

MO-02

MOLECULAR BREEDING IN WATERCRESS: A NEW PROGRAMME FOR ENHANCED ANTI-CANCER PROPERTIES AND GROWTH FORM

A.C. Payne¹, G. J. Clarkson², S. Rothwell², G. Taylor¹

¹Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

²Vitacress Salads Ltd., Andover, Hampshire, UK

11:45

MO-03

THE IMPACT OF SELECTION OF RAW MATERIALS FOR FRESH-CUT QUALITY – WITH CARROTS AS AN EXAMPLE

M. Edelenbos, H.T. Pedersen

Dept. of Food Science, Aarhus University, Aarslev, Denmark

12:00

MO-04

COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT PEACH GENOTYPE
RESPONSES TO MINIMAL PROCESSING

R. Tosetti¹, F. Tardelli², F. Martinelli¹, L. Guidi², P. Tonutti¹

¹Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy

²Dipartimento di Biologia delle Piante Agrarie, Università di Pisa, Pisa

12:15

MO-05

EVALUATION OF CABBAGE VARIETIES FOR IMPROVING FLAVOR QUALITY AND CONSISTENCY OF FRESH CUT CABBAGE PRODUCTS

M. Barth¹, H. Zhuang²

¹Responsible Source, Ltd.; Food Science & Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

²ARS, USDA, Russell Research Center, Athens, GA, USA

12:30

MO-06

IMPORTANCE OF SEED QUALITY FOR THE FRESH CUT CHAIN

L.C. Deleuran, M. H. Olesen, N. Shetty, R. Gislum, B. Boelt

Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Aarhus University, Denmark

12:45

MO-07

ASCORBIC ACID CONTENT VARIES AMONG BABY LEAVES AND OVER THE SEASON

L. Mogren¹, J. Reade², J. Monaghan²

¹Department. of Horticulture, SLU, Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Alnarp, Sweeden

²Crops Department, Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire, UK

Monday Session Ib Pre-harvest - Oral Presentations Chairpersons Juan Fernandez

14:30

MO-08

OPTIMISING THE IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT OF BABY LEAF SALAD CROPS IN SOUTHERN SPAIN, WHILE MAINTAINING BOTH YIELD AND QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT

H. Smith¹, M. Totten¹, G. Clarkson², S. Coupe³, G. Taylor^1
1University of Southampton, Institute of Life Sciences, University Road, Southampton, UK

²Vitacress Salads Ltd., Lower Link Farm, Andover, Hampshire, UK

³Marks and Spencer, Waterside House, London, UK

14:45

MO-09

INFLUENCE OF OXYGENATION LEVEL IN THE NUTRIENT SOLUTION ON THE QUALITY OF TWO BABY LEAF LETTUCE CULTIVARS GROWN IN A FLOATING SYSTEM AT HARVEST AND DURING STORAGE AS READY-TO-EAT PRODUCT

J. A. Fernández¹, C. Egea-Gilabert², D. Niñirola¹, E. Conesa¹, F. Artés-Hernández³, F. Artés³, J. A. Martínez¹

¹Producción Vegetal, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain

²Ciencia y Tecnología Agraria, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain

³Ingeniería de los Alimentos y del Equipamiento Agrícola, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain

15:00

MO-10

POSTHARVEST QUALITY OF WHOLE AND FRESH-CUT POMEGRANATES CULTIVATED UNDER DEFICIT IRRIGATION SYSTEM

M. E. Peña Estevez¹, F. Artés-Hernández^1,2, E. Aguayo^1,2, F. Artés^1,2, P.A. Gómez²

¹Postharvest and Refrigeration Group. Technical University of Cartagena (UPCT), Cartagena, Spain

²Institute of Plant Biotechnology. UPCT, Cartagena, Spain

15:15

MO-11

EFFECT OF TYPE OF FERTILIZATION AND MATURITY ON QUALITY OF FRESH-CUT RED AND YELLOW PEPPERS (Capsicum annuum L. )

F. Piazzolla¹, M. L. Amodio¹, R. Rinaldi¹, F. Raimo², G. Colelli¹

¹Dipartimento di Scienze delle Produzioni e dell’Innovazione dei Sistemi Agroalimentari Mediterranei, Università degli Studi di Foggia, Foggia, Italy

²Consiglio per la Ricerca e Sperimentazione in Agricoltura, Unità di Ricerca per le Colture Alternative al Tabacco (CRA-CAT), Scafati (SA), Italy

15:30

MO-12

EMERGING FOLIAR AND SOIL-BORNE DISEASES ON LEAFY VEGETABLES FOR FRESH-CUT PRODUCTION IN NORTHERN-ITALY

G. Gilardi, M.L. Gullino, A. Garibaldi

Center of Competence for the Innovation in the Agro-Environmental Sector (AGROINNOVA), University of Torino, Grugliasco (TO), Italy

Tuesday Session IIa Post-harvest - Oral Presentations Chairperson Marita Cantwell

08:30

KT-01

1-MCP BEFORE AND AFTER PROCESSING OF FRESH-CUT PRODUCE: FROM SCIENCE EVIDENCE TO TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

P. Toivonen

Summerland, BC, Canada

09:15

TO-01

HOT WATER TREATMENT AFTER HARVEST PRESERVES NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF SPINACH DURING STORAGE

M. Glowacz¹, J. Reade¹, J. Monaghan¹, L. Mogren²

¹Crops Department, Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire, UK

²Department of Horticulture, SLU, Swedish Univ. of Agric. Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden

09:30

TO-02

EFFECT OF HOT WATER TREATMENTS ON QUALITY OF FRESH-CUT MUSKMELON FRUIT (Cucumis melo L.) cv. HONEYWORLD

S. Supapvanich, J. Ngiwpa, W. Yarprakhon

Faculty of Natural Resources and Agro-industry, Chalermprakiate Sakonnakhon Province Campus, Kasetsart University, Sakonnakhon Province, Thailand

09:45

TO-03

MARKET LIFE OF DICED RED ONION SUBJECTED TO MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING AND ANTIMICROBIAL DIPS

C. F. Forney¹, R. Grant², L. Fan¹, C. Doucette¹, M. A. Jordan¹

1. Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada

2. Nova Agri Inc., Centreville, Nova Scotia, Canada

10:00

TO-04

MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE AFFECTED MARKETABILITY OF PEELED CACTUS PEAR

M. Cefola, M. Renna, F. Baruzzi, V. Achille, B. Pace

Institute of Sciences of Food Production-CNR, National Research Council, Bari, Italy

10:15

TO-05

EFFECTS OF ATMOSPHERE COMPOSITION ON FRESH-CUT ARTICHOKES

M. la Zazzera, M.L, Amodio, I. Ricci, G. Colelli

University of Foggia, Dept. PRIME, Foggia, Italy

10:30

TO-06

FIRMNESS BEHAVIOUR IN CUT TOMATO

R. Schouten¹, A. Natalini², E. Woltering¹, L. Tijskens¹

¹Horticultural Supply Chains, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

²Dep. Crop Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

10:45

TO-07

TRANSLUCENCY IN CUT TOMATOES

L.M.M. Tijskens¹, M.M. Lana², R.E. Schouten¹, O. van Kooten¹

¹Horticultural Supply Chains, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

²Embrapa Hortaliças, Brasília-DF, Brazil

Tuesday Session IIb Post-harvest - Oral Presentations Chairperson Victor Rodov

11:30

TO-08

EFFECTS OF PULSED LIGHT TREATMENTS ON QUALITY OF FRESH-CUT MANGOES (Mangifera indica L.)

F. Charles¹, V. Vidal¹, F. Olive¹, H. Filgueiras², H. Sallanon¹

¹Université d’Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse, Laboratoire Physiologie des Fruits et Légumes, Avignon, France

²Embrapa Agroindústria Tropical, Fortaleza, Brazil

11:45

TO-09

IMPACT OF UV-C LIGHT ON SAFETY AND QUALITY OF FRESH-CUT FRUIT

L. Manzocco

Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti,  University of Udine, Udine, Italy

12:00

TO-10

COLOR PRESERVATION OF DICED RED ONIONS IN PACKAGED, FRESH CORN SALSA DURING COMMERCIAL STORAGE

M. Barth¹, H. Zhuang²

¹Responsible Source, Ltd.; Food Science & Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

²ARS, USDA, Russell Research Center, Athens, GA, USA

12:15

TO-11

EFFECT OF EDIBLE CHITOSAN COATING ON QUALITY AND SHELF LIFE OF SLICED MANGO FRUITS CV. NAM DOK MAI SRI TONG

P. Chaiprasart

Faculty of Agriculture Natural Resources and Environment, Naresuan University; Postharvest Technology Innovation Center, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand

12:30

TO-12

EFFECT OF CITRIC ACID ON BROWNING OF FRESH CUT POTATOES AND ON TEXTURE AFTER FRYING

R. D. Á. Amaral¹, M. Pujolà², I. Achaerandio², B. C. Benedetti¹

¹Faculdade de Engenharia Agrícola, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas,Brazil

²Departament d'Enginyeria Agroalimentària i Biotecnologia. Escola Superior d'Agricultura de Barcelona. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

12:45

TO-13

COLOR STABILITY OF APPLE DERIVATIVES BY RADIOFREQUENCY TREATMENTS

M. Anese, L. Manzocco, M.C. Nicoli

Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti, University of Udine, Udine, Italy

Tuesday Session IIc Post-harvest - Oral Presentations Chairperson Peter Toivonen

14:30

TO-14

EFFECT OF VACUUM COOLING ON SHELF LIFE OF ORGANIC CILANTRO (Coriandrum sativum Linn.)

P. B. Poonlarp¹,  D. Boonyakiat²

¹Division of Food Engineering, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

²Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

14:45

TO-15

EFFECT OF VACUUM COOLING ON SHELF LIFE OF ORGANIC CHAYOTE SHOOT (Sechium edule Sm.)

P. B. Poonlarp¹,  D. Boonyakiat²

¹Division of Food Engineering, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

²Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

15:00

KT-02

SMART ECOLOGICAL USE OF FRESH-CUTS WASTE DISPOSAL: FROM FARM TO PHARM

Y. Desjardins¹, S. Léonard², N. Aflaki¹, A. Kamel¹, P. Angers¹, A. Gosselin²

¹Centre de recherche en horticulture, Institut des Nutraceutiques et des Aliments Fonctionnels, FSAA, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada

²NutraCanada, 240 route Ste-Marie, Champlain, Québec, Canada

Wednesday Session IIIa Safety - Supply Chain - Oral Presentations Chairperson Hidemi Izumi

08:30

KW-01

ISSUES IN ENSURING SAFETY OF FRESH-CUT PRODUCE

D. O’Beirne

Department of Life Sciences, University of Limerick, Ireland

09:15

WO-01

FRESH-CUT LETTUCE SURFACE: WHERE MICROBIOLOGY MEETS PHYSIOLOGY

V. Rodov, B. Horev, Y. Vinokur, G. Richard

ARO - The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel

09:30

WO-02

USE OF BIOPRESERVATIVE CULTURES TO IMPROVE FRESH-CUT FRUIT SAFETY

M. Abadias¹, I. Alegre², M. Anguera¹, R. Altisent¹, M. Oliveira¹,  J. Usall¹, N. Teixidó¹, R. Torres¹,  I. Viñas²

¹IRTA, XaRTA-Postharvest, Lleida, Spain

²University of  Lleida, XaRTA-Postharvest, Lleida, Spain

09:45

WO-03

ELECTROCHEMICAL DISINFECTION OF PROCESS WASH WATER FOR THE FRESH-CUT INDUSTRY

V. Gómez-López, F. López-Gálvez, M.V. Selma, J. Gobet, M.I. Gil, A. Allende

Research group on Quality, Safety and Bioactivity of Plant Foods, Department of Food Science and Technology, CEBAS-CSIC, Espinardo, Murcia, Spain

10:00

WO-04

EMERGING SANITIZING TECHNIQUES ON INOCULATED BIMI™ BROCCOLI

G.B. Martínez-Hernández, C.E. Ponce, J. Navarro-Rico, P.A. Gómez, F. Artés, F. Artés-Hernández*

Postharvest and Refrigeration Group. Department of Food Engineering. Technical University of Cartagena, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain

10:15

WO-05

MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF ENZYMATICALLY PEELED PERSIMMON FRUIT FOR FRESH-CUT SLICES

H. Izumi¹, Y. Murakami¹, Y. Ozaki²

¹Faculty of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology, Kinki University, Japan

²National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, National Institute of Fruit Tree Science, Tsukuba, Japan

10:30

WO-06

PHYSICAL SANITIZATION METHODS AS ALTERNATIVE TO SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE FOR MINIMALLY PROCESSED MELON

R. D. Á. Amaral*, M. L. B. Bachelli, B. C. Benedetti

Postharvest Laboratory, School of Agricultural Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

10:45

WO-07

ALTERNATIVE SANITIZERS EFFECT ON FUNCTIONAL PARAMETERS ON WATERCRESS LEAVES (Nasturtium officinale) STORED UNDER MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE

M. Verdugo, M. Ospina, A.Hinojosa, C. Char, A. Machuca, VH. Escalona*

Postharvest Study Center, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile

Wednesday Session IIIb Safety - Supply Chain - Oral Presentations Chairperson David O’Beirne

11:30

WO-08

TIMING OF SANITIZER APPLICATION REDUCES MICROBIAL COUNTS ON FRESH-CUT ROMAINE LETTUCE

P. M.A. Toivonen, C. Lu, P. Delaquis, S. J. Bach*

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Summerland, Canada

11:45

WO-09

YEASTS AND LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES INACTIVATION AFTER ULTRA HIGH PRESSURE TREATMENTS OF SMOOTHIES AT VARIOUS TEMPERATURES

G. Scolari, C. Zacconi, P.G. Sarra

Microbiology Institute, Agricultural Faculty of Catholic University SC, Piacenza, Italy

12:00

WO-10

SURVEY CONDUCTED BY A CONSUMER ORGANIZATION FOR THE PRESENCE OF BACTERIAL AND VIRAL PATHOGENS ON HIGH RISK FRESH PRODUCE FROM THE BELGIAN MARKET

A. De Keuckelaere¹, L. Baert¹, A. Stals¹, M. De Vocht¹, D. Li¹, S.. Delbeke¹, S. Lauryssen², L. Jacxsens¹, B. Sas¹, M. Uyttendaele¹

¹Department of Food Safety and Food Quality, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

²Belgian Consumer organization, Test Aankoop, Brussels, Belgium

12:15

WO-11

FRESH-CUT FRUIT INDUSTRY IN MALAYSIA: STATUS AND CHALLENGES

M.N. Latifah¹, H. Abdullah¹, I. Ab Aziz², O. Fauziah¹, Y. Talib¹

¹Horticulture Research Centre

²Mechanization and Automation Centre

Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development  Institute (MARDI), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

12:30

WO-12

OPTIMIZATION TOOLS FOR FRESH-CUT SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

P. Gay¹, F. Dabbene²

¹D.E.I.A.F.A. – Università degli Studi di Torino, Grugliasco (TO), Italy

²IEEIT-CNR - Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy

12:45

WO-13

FOOD HANDLERS’ PERCEPTION OF MINIMALLY PROCESSED PRODUCTS

M. Barros¹, A. Rocha²

¹Instituto Técnico de Alimentação Humana, Leça do Balio, Portugal

²Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição e Alimentação da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

13:00

WO-14

ANALYSIS OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE PACKAGES OF FRESH-CUT FRUITS

P.V. Mahajan*, M.J. Sousa-Gallagher, J.C. Oliveira

Department of Process and Chemical Engineering, University College Cork, Ireland

13:15

WO-15

CONNECTING FRESH CUT CHAIN ACTORS, FROM SEED TO PRODUCE - A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE

L. C. Deleuran¹, S. Nicola²

¹Aarhus University, Department of Genetics and Biotechnology. Research Centre Flakkebjerg, Slagelse, Denmark

²Dept. AGROSELVITER - Vegetable Crops & Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Università di Torino, Grugliasco (TO), Italy

Monday Workshop Session

16:45

WS-01

SEED AND VARIETY AVAILABILITY FOR THE FRESH-CUT CHAIN

Chairs:

L. C. Deleuran, Aarhus University, Denmark

D. Froissart, Enza Zaden Research France

Anne-Marie Welten, Enza Zaden Research USA

Moderator:

R. Gigli, FreshPlaza

18:00

WS-02

WATER EFFICIENCY AND WASTE RECYCLING

Chairs:

A. Allende, CEBAS-CSIC, Spain

Y. Desjardins, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada

Moderator:

R. Gigli, FreshPlaza

Tuesday Workshop Session

16:45

WS-03

INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF RESEARCH RELATED TO THE FRESH-CUT CHAIN, PRESENT RESEARCH PROJECTS ONGOING

Chairs:

P. Toivonen, ISHS

M. Anese, University of Udine, Italy

H. Helland, Nofima Mat AS, Norway; Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway

Moderator:

R. Gigli, FreshPlaza

18:00

WS-04

THE PRESENT FRESH-CUT CONVENIENCE SECTOR: STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

Chairs:

G. Battagliola, Italian Association of Food Production Industry, Italy

S. Nicola, VEGMAP-AGROSELVITER, Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy

Moderator:

R. Gigli, FreshPlaza

Wednesday Workshop Session

16:30

WS-03

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY QUALITY?

Chairs:

B. Brueckner, Institute for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Großbeeren, Germany

J. Monaghan, Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire, UK

Moderator:

A. Veronesi, Enza Zaden, Italy