Leading in Food Chain Management

Products from Janssen Preservation & Material Protection are specially formulated to protect fresh fruit and vegetables, from harvest until they arrive at the household or restaurant table.

Tropical, citrus, stone and pome fruits, root and leaf vegetables, are protected from molds like Penicillium spp, Botrytis cinerea and other fungal and bacterial rots, in transport, in storage and on (the) shelf. Food quality is preserved and food safety is enhanced.

From Harvest to Home

Protection begins in the packing house, with protective washing solutions and continues through cold storage and refrigerated transport helping to ensure cells and containers are free of spores and spoilage organisms. Extensive trials and experience enable us to recommend dosage levels that are as low as possible but sufficient to adequately protect the produce.

Treated fruit and vegetables are better able to withstand the temperature shocks that can occur as they are moved from one stage to the next along the value chain. The protection from the original washing solutions remains effective as the fresh fruit and vegetables are warehoused and distributed to their point of sale, extending shelf life, preserving freshness and nutritional value into the kitchen for final preparation.

Janssen PMP food chain management products provide effective protection for the pre-washed and prepared vegetables and fruits that are increasing in popularity. Applying effective protection along the food chain, enables suppliers to meet the increasingly stringent demands from retailers for freshness and quality at the point of delivery. In addition, preventing spoilage means far more of the fresh produce reaches the consumer, reducing waste and making more efficient use of energy for transportation and refrigeration.

At the Packing Houses

The Janssen PMP portfolio ensures an optimal product at each possible treatment point.

It gives opportunities for alternation and/or combinations of different mode of action fungicides in view of an anti-resistance management, which is part of our integrated solution for the production of safe and healthy fruit.

Toolkits and services for sensitivity monitoring are part of our customer support.

Our responsibility does not end with supplying these highly effective protective products. For the packing and processing plants we have developed equipment to cleanse the treatment solutions, removing residues so that they can be emitted to public sewers safely.

We also provide residue testing services, together with certificates for exporters to assure customs and customers that the produce meets the applicable quality and safety legislation and specifications. Our membership of EurepGAP enables us to keep pace with developments in these requirements and help to ensure they remain practical and economically viable.

Finally, with the environment in mind, we look beyond the moment of consumption in the home and check to ensure our products have no effect on the composting behaviour of peels, surplus leaves and leftovers.

The use of our products is subject to the relevant national legislation. For more information on the status of registration and approval in your country of interest, we invite you to contact us.