The positive impact Cargofresh's CA solution has had on banana shipments is likely to lead to increase in uptake of what its managing director refers to as a high quality and reliable system. Controlled atmosphere (CA) specialist Cargofresh has earneda ringing endorsement from certification company Germanischer Lloyd after it successfully carried bananas from Costa Rica to Hamburg in what have been described as "the best possible conditions". According to the technology supplier, Cavendish and babybananas were transported for 15 days using a Cargofresh's CA system, with the principal objective of testing the system's new CO_2 controls, which have been designed to prevent the bananas being infested with mould, such as the dreaded crown rot.
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