Featured Thu 28th - 8:30 am to 8:35 am

Introduction

Jeremy Brison (IBA Industrial)

Thu 28th - 8:35 am to 8:50 am

Phytosanitary irradiation in Mexico. The first 10 years and an outlook to the next

Arved Deecke (Benebion)

Thu 28th - 8:50 am to 9:05 am

USDA APHIS PPQ phytosanitary irradiation programs: where are we now?

Gabriel Hughes (USDA APHIS)

Thu 28th - 9:05 am to 9:20 am

Australia’s Story: delivering fresher and more sustainable produce to the world

Ben Reilley (Steritech Australia)

Thu 28th - 9:20 am to 9:35 am

Emerging trends of food irradiation in China

Gillian Hu (Beyond Flours)

Thu 28th - 9:35 am to 9:50 am

Food irradiation in South Africa – a 40 year history

Cherin Balt (HEPRO)

Featured Thu 28th - 9:50 am to 10:05 am

Coffee break and picking up

Thu 28th - 10:05 am to 10:20 am

Use of ionizing technologies to bring Pakistani mangoes to the US customers

Afi Momin (GTS Logistics Pvt. Ltd.)

Thu 28th - 10:20 am to 10:35 am

Food Irradiation: the opportunities for acceptance and growth and the limiting factors

Harlan Clemmons (Sadex)

Thu 28th - 10:35 am to 10:50 am

The experience of using ionizing technology in food – Vietnam case

Son Vo (An Phu Irradiation)

Thu 28th - 10:50 am to 11:05 am

Phytosanitary irradiation and fresh produce quality

John Golding (PsIP)

Thu 28th - 11:05 am to 11:30 am

Open discussion: how to have a successful case?

Featured Thu 28th - 11:30 am to 1:00 pm

Lunch

Featured Thu 28th - 1:00 pm to 1:05 pm

Introduction

Alain Strasser (Aerial – General Manager)

Thu 28th - 1:05 pm to 1:25 pm

Comparing low dose irradiation with conventional treatments on development of physiological defects in ‘Granny Smith’ apples

Anuradha Prakash (Chapman University)

Thu 28th - 1:25 pm to 1:40 pm

Consumer and retailer/distributor perception of irradiated apples in Mexico

Andre Murray (Washington State University)

Thu 28th - 1:40 pm to 2:00 pm

Panel discussion: The way in which R&D support the development of the food ionizing industry

Featured Thu 28th - 2:00 pm to 2:15 pm

Coffee break

Thu 28th - 2:15 pm to 2:30 pm

Overview of global regulations

Carl Blackburn (IAEA)

Thu 28th - 2:30 pm to 2:45 pm

USDA APHIS PPQ phytosanitary Irradiation programs: where are we going?

Laura Jeffers (USDA)

Thu 28th - 2:45 pm to 3:30 pm

Panel discussion: regulation in food ionizing technology: a need for a coordinated work

Featured Thu 28th - 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm

Closing

Thomas Servais (IBA) - Alain Strasser (Aerial) - Suresh Pillai
(TAMU) - Ariadnne Vargas (IBA)