Vapour Heat Treatment Facility VHT Fruits and vegetable

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1 A) Vapour Heat Treatment Facility, Vashi, New Mumbai (VHT):

2 B) Irradiation Facility Centre, Vashi, New Mumbai (IFC)

2.1 The irradiation processing charges at MSAMB’s IFC facility effective from 1st August, 2018 are as under vide circular dtd. 19/07/2018

3 C) Vegetable Processing Facility, Vashi, New Mumbai (VPF)

3.1 Treatment required on mangoes for export

A) Vapour Heat Treatment Facility, Vashi, New Mumbai (VHT):

VHT is an effective method of control the pests like fruit fly.
This is MSAMB is the pioneer in setting up of state-of-the-art Vapour Heat Treatment facility (VHT) at Vashi, New Mumbai.
the first unique facility in public sector in India.
VHT machine is imported by APEDA, New Delhi and erected by MSAMB & used commercially for export of mangoes to Japan, New Zealand, South korea, European Countries & Mauritius.
The Components of the facility are Vapour Heat Treatment Facility: 1.5 M.T./Batch, Pre-Cooling Facility: 5 MT/6 Hrs, Cold Storage Facility: 50 MTs, Material Handling System: 1.5 M.T./Hr.
Around 50,000MTs of fresh fruits and vegetable has been exported from this facility across the globe.

B) Irradiation Facility Centre, Vashi, New Mumbai (IFC)

MSAMB has established Irradiation Facility Center (IFC) at Vashi, New Mumbai. Fruits, Vegetables, Spices & Other food products are irradiated at this facility according to Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Food Rule 1012.
Irradiation is the mandatory treatment for exporting mangoes and pomegranate to USA.
This is unique facility in India erected in public sector. Cobalt-60 Isotope is used for Gamma Irradiation treatment.
This facility is used to irradiate the pests like Stone Weevil.
This facility is approved by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) & Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India.
Facility is approved by National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO).
The United State Department of Agriculture – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (USDA-APHIS) has accredited this facility for export of mangoes and pomegranate to USA.
Australian Inspection Team completed the series of inspections to IFC Facility, and now this facility has been accredited for export of mangoes to Australia.
Mangoes, Pomegranate, Spices, Pulses, Flour, Petfeed, Onion etc. can be irradiated for export at this facility. Till date these commodities has been exporterd to USA, European Countries, East Asian Countries etc.
The components of this facility are Irradiation Chamber (500kCi), Cold Storage: 25 MTs X 2 Nos, Precooling : 5 MTs/batch. The current capacity of the facility is 426 kCi.

The irradiation processing charges at MSAMB’s IFC facility effective from 1st August, 2018 are as under vide circular dtd. 19/07/2018

Commodity / Product	Average Dose (Gray)	Processing charges (Rs./Kg)
Onion, Potato and Garlic	60-90	1.00/-
Grain, Granule, Flour, Maida & similar products	250- 1000	2.50/-
Vegetables including Cut vegetables	200 – 2500	3.75/-
Dry fruits, Confectionary	250-5000	6.25/-
Spices (Other than Nutmeg and Cardamom)	8000-10000	7.00/-
Nutmeg and Cardamom	8000-10000	9.00/-
Pet feed	Upto 4000	4.00/-
Pet feed	4001-7000	6.00/-
Pet feed	7001 – 8000	6.50/-
Pet feed	8001-10000	8.00/-
Packaging Material	7000-10000	10.00/-
Herbal Products, Cosmetics & Color Powder	6000-14000	9.00/-

C) Vegetable Processing Facility, Vashi, New Mumbai (VPF)

In view of the ban imposed by European Union on mango & four vegetables, MSAMB, created a Vegetable Processing Facility for the export of fruits & vegetables to European Union. The component of this facility are as under:

Bitter Gourd Processing Line: 10 MT/Day
Okra Processing Line: 18 MT/Day
Green Chilies Processing Line: 4 MT/Day
Brinjals Processing Line: 4 MT/Day
Other Veg. Processing Line: 4 MT/Day
Pre Cooling Chamber: 5 MTs/6 Hrs
Cold Store Chambers: 150 MTs
Hot Water Treatment: 1 MT/Hr

This facility is being run by M/s. Khushi International as an O&M Agency. This facility has been certified by APEDA and till date 4371 Mts export occrued from this facility.

Treatment required on mangoes for export

Required Treatment	Variety	Treatment standards	Box Size	Destinations
&Irradiation Treatment	Alphonso, Kesar, Benganpalli, Rajapuri, Totapuri	Irradiation range 400 Greys min. & max. 1000 Greys	Small Mango box : Alphonso & Kesar : 3.5 kg : 370 mm x 275 mm x 90 mm Big Mango Box : Benganpalli, Totapuri, Langda, Rajapuri : 4.2 Kg : 365 mm x 265 mm x 110 mm	USA, Australia
Vapour Heat Treatment	Maharashtra & Gujarat: Alphonso, Kesar Other States: AP: Benganpelli, UP : Chausa, Langda, West Bengal: Mallika	Innermost fruit pulp temperature kept at 47.5 Deg. C for 20 min or more.	CFB box or thermocol box. The ventilated holes of packing box will be fully covered with a screen of diagonal mesh size of less than 1.6 mm and also the packages or bundle of packages will be again covered with a screen of diagonal mesh size of less than 1.6 mm. If non-laminated CFB box is used it shall be tested for pesticide residues before packing, “For Japan” should be mentioned on the box.	Japan
Vapour Heat Treatment	All Indian Mango Varieties	46.5 Deg. C. for 30 minutes / 47.5 Deg. C. for 20 minutes	As per the norms of importing country.	European Union,
Vapour Heat Treatment	All Indian Mango Varieties	48 Deg. C. for 20 minutes	As per the norms of importing country. Mesh netting is compulsory.	New Zealand,
Vapour Heat Treatment	All Indian Mango Varieties	47.5 Deg. C. for 20 minutes	As per the norms of importing country. Mesh netting is compulsory.	South Korea, Mauritius,
Hot Water Treatment	All Indian Mango Varieties	Upto 500 gms 48 Deg. C for 60 mins, Above 500 gms upto 700 gms 48 Deg. C for 75 mins, Above 700 gms upto 900 gms 48 Deg. C for 90 mins.	As per the norms of importing country. Mesh netting is compulsory for KOREA	European Union, New Zealand, Iran, South Korea

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