PACKAGING TO KEEP PRODUCE FRESH Available to Purchase

After harvest or removal from controlled atmosphere storage, ripening changes, particularly yellowing of the skin and softening of the flesh, may adversely affect the quality of apples before they reach the consumer. A joint programme of work by the Institute of Food Research at Norwich and the Institute of Horticultural Research at East Mailing in collaboration with industry was begun in the 1983–84 season to investigate the feasibility of MA packaging for the major UK apple varieties.