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BENEBION: Port of Entry Programs for US

commodities into Mexico.


Worlds largest dedicated phytosanitary irradiation facility.

75% of all world wide phytosanitary treatments for products into Mexico.

Cobalt 60 / Gamma facility

300MT anual capacity (fully loaded)

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Programas nacionales

de control fitosanitario

Cítricos

Mango Manila

Guayaba

Mango

Planta 1: Matehuala

Optimal logistics:


Irradiation:

• Treatment is based on Cobalt 60, toprevent quarantine pests


Why irradiate produce:

•Superior quality to other phytosanitarymeasures.

•No organoleptic impact.

Sunken shoulders caused by

Heatwater treatment

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• Tree ripened quality possible

• Better shell life, NO residues ( pesticides).


Why irradiate produce

•Cold chain preservation during process



Complete traceability on each shipment, pallet, single box and orchards.


Status irradiation in México:

• New 300,000 MT industrial scale facilitynow available in route to US border.



•Product now in few main stream retailchains, like HEB for Guava, sweet lime in Kroger



Media acceptance great, and customer perception changing positive•Article: www.thepacker.com

Chat with Ron Eusticehttp://www.thepacker.com/opinion/Chat-Ron-Eustice-161565645.html

1:07 p.m. Karst: How has the use of irradiation of food changed in the past 15 years or so?

1:08 p.m. Eustice: It has grown, there is no question. It has grown and continues to grow. The major growth right is in the area of tropical produce coming from various countries around the world such as Mexico, India, Thailand, Vietnam and also the state of Hawaii. We have seen a 300% growth in the volume of irradiated produce that has come into the

U.S. over the past three years. It is now something in the neighborhood of 35 million to 40 million pounds of produce, all of which has been marketed at retail without one consumer complaint that we know of. Consumer acceptance has been outstanding. In fact, I know of retailers who have said “We want to know who has the irradiated produce so

we can put it in to our grocery stores.”

1:10 p.m. Karst: Is the produce irradiated at source or on arrival in the U.S.?

1:11 p.m. Eustice: Both. This is an interesting development. The USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service has signed framework equivalency agreements with ten countries and there are probably close to five more that are pending. Some of the countries are required to have USDA inspectors on site when the irradiation occurs. That is expensive and not

every (inspector) wants to go to India in the middle of their hot summer. In Hawaii, there is a facility that has been irradiating about 10 million pounds per year for the past 10 to 12 years

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•Mango marketing board chart about irradiated mangos


Available varieties :

Sweet citrus Mango

Guava Starfruit

Sweet lime Manzano pepper


New varieties under approval :

Rambutan

Pomegranates

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Planta 2: Arenal

Programas nacionales

de control fitosanitario

Cítricos

Mango Manila

Guayaba

Mango

Planta 1: Matehuala

Optimal logistics:

Benebion facility

location


Fully USDA/ Sagarpa certifiedand in operation


Pallet load capabililty: Fast throughput.

Quick turnaround


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