In article >, lid
says...
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> On Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:30:18 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
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> > On Wed, 18 Sep 2019 14:30:34 -0500, Sqwertz >
> > wrote:
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> >>On Wed, 18 Sep 2019 10:47:00 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
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> >>> Not just avocados either. How did they do it? Read on . . .
> >>>
> >>> https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/18/busin...eel/index.html
> >>
> >>This probably also means they will take far longer to ripen after
> >>buying to, as they require ethylene and oxygen to to ripen.
> > snip
> >
> > Well, yes, that would be the result of keeping produce items from
> > spoiling quickly. It's a progression -- unripe, ripe, spoiled.

One potential objection is loss of vitamin content, which starts to
decline as soon as crops are harvested. Longer storage = lower vitamins
?

https://www.westonaprice.org/health-...eel-appealing/

"AND MORE QUESTIONS
Apeel Sciences? products present a range of economic, international and
regulatory concerns. Consider the Codex Alimentarius international food
standards and the other international regulations that control world
food markets. Food already travels around the world via Codex. For
example, chickens are shipped to China for bleaching and then come back
to the U.S. marketplace for sale.5 What will happen to apple growers in
the U.S. when Apeel-coated apples start pouring in from China? Far-away
economies may get a boost from Apeel, but local farmers risk going out
of business while consumers are left with less nutritious and lower-
quality foods."

> But the real question is, after you wait 7-14 days for them to ripen
> (can you wash off that residue to make them ripen normally?),

No. Apeel say it can't be washed off.

Preservative coatings on the non-edible peels of exotic imports
(avocadoes, bananas) are one thing, but I'd not be very keen to buy
local fresh produce (strawberries, plums) that's been sprayed with Apeel
to make it look younger and fresher than it is.

In UK, many types of perishable fruit and veg are both produced here (in
season) AND (out of season) imported from far round the globe,
(tomatoes, strawberries, asparagus, green beans). So we're already well
aware of the difference age and transit time makes to smell and
flavour. Even when the product looks visually perfect.

Apeel has just been passed for use in the EU. Here, it will probably
be marketed as a way to reduce plastic packaging of fresh fruit and veg
( plastic waste is a matter of consumer concern here).

Janet UK