extended fresh produce shelf life is made certain by expert on location postharvest services for maintaining produce quality, taste and nutritional values. therefore, modified atmosphere and humidity packaging for each fruit, vegetable or herb is precision engineered. the xtend map products is trusted by international vegetable fruit, and herb growers, packers and traders folling their experience of dramatic shelf life extension and increased profitability. air shipping of fresh produce is nearly eliminated by shippers due to extensively longer shelf life. although land and sea shipments have extended, top quality produce can still be provided to supermarket shelves. the cto of stepac, gary ward, pointed out that the natural production of ethylene, the rate of fresh produce ripening and the ageing and decay of the packed products can significantly be decreased with good sanitation and temperature control in the case of xtend packaging, apart from packaging. customers can get notable results of high quality, nutritional and fresh produce throughout the supply chain with the routine use of xtend modified atmosphere and modified humidity packaging. it&39s not surprising that customers have been encouraged by the fresh produce waste reduction for embracing and incorporating this technology into their daily operations by packing in xtend map. stepac is expanding continuously into new markets and updating the latest technologies. 3 upcoming trade shows in europe and america will have stepac present its extensive range of fresh produce packaging products and postharvest expertize. it will feature in fruit attraction, which is an international trade show for the fruit & vegetable industry from october 2426 in madrid spain, in the fresh produce industry fresh summit pma annual gathering from october 2629 in anaheim, california in the usa, and in the expo agroalimentaria, which is from november 710 in guanajuato, mexico. httpwww.freshplaza.comnewsdetail.aspid102021
