Irradiated Australian Produce Likely To Be In New Zealand Stores Soon

Irradiated fruit and vegetables from Australia are likely to go on sale in New Zealand as early as next year.

Importers have welcomed the move but growers say the products could be used in fruit drinks without consumers' knowledge.

Queensland's Department of Agriculture has applied for permission to irradiate 11 fruits and vegetables – apples, apricots, cherries, honeydew melons, nectarines, peaches, plums, rockmelons, strawberries, grapes and zucchini and scallopini – to protect against the Queensland fruit fly.

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