Post-harvest operations

Post-harvest operations

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Post-harvest handling can have a direct impact on the quality and marketability of produce, and its shelf-life, and has become a critical quality attribute in fresh produce retailing. Storage and transport, and primary processing and packaging can all have a major effect. Campden BRI has substantial experience in the development and evaluation of new post-harvest practices for the food industry.

The multi-disciplinary expertise at Campden BRI allows us to offer fully integrated trial designs through:

  • Temperature and humidity controlled facilities capable of replicating conditions during storage, transport, retail display and consumer storage.
  • The provision of a range of commercial packaging technologies including modified atmospheres.
  • Detailed measurements of colour and texture.
  • Sensory evaluation of colour, flavour, texture and odour, including assessments of consumer acceptability.
  • Analysis of nutritional and compositional changes during post-harvest storage and shelf life.

Key services

Pesticides

Pesticides

Authoritative information and analytical testing.

Pesticide taint testing

Pesticide taint testing

Legal, production, processing and taint testing.

Raw material production systems

Raw material production systems

All aspects of primary production and related manufacturing.

Post-harvest operations

Post-harvest operations

Development and evaluation of post-harvest practices.

HACCP and Quality Management in agriculture

HACCP and Quality Management in agriculture

Development and review of procedures and systems.

Cereals and milling services

Cereals and milling services

Cereals and milling testing services information, pricing and submission.

Raw materials training courses

Explore our raw materials related courses including; Agricultural production and processing – meeting requirements

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Where we refer to UKAS Accreditation

The Campden BRI group companies listed below are accredited in accordance with the recognised International Standard ISO17025:2017 by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). The accreditation demonstrates technical competence for a defined scope of methods, specific to each site, as detailed in the schedules of accreditation bearing the testing laboratory number. The schedules may be revised from time to time and reissued by UKAS. The most recent issue of the schedules are available from the UKAS website www.ukas.com. Campden BRI (Chipping Campden) Limited is a UKAS accredited testing laboratory No. 1079

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