Proudly leading sustainable biosecurity

This store and the many farmers that supply it are committed to providing fresher more sustainable produce choices.

As part of this commitment, X-ray and gamma ray is used as biosecurity control, replacing older chemical, heat and fumigant-based treatments.

Products treated by X-ray or gamma ray

Fruit	Displayed as	Pack size	Brand / Grower
Mango, all	Loose	per each	all
Mango, all	Prepack	per each	all
Blueberry	Prepack	170g	River Run / Mountain Blue
Capsicum, Red	Loose	per kg	Flavorite
Cherries	Prepack	300g	Wandin Valley Farms
Apricots	Loose	per kg	Oasis
Nectarine, White	Loose	per kg	Mumfords, Riverbend
Nectarine, Yellow	Loose	per kg	Infrantino, Mumfords, J Dow
Peach, White	Loose	per kg	Mumfords
Peach, Yellow	Loose	per kg	Mumfords, Riverbend
Tomato	Prepack	500g	Woolworths / Flavorite
Tomatoes, Cherry	Prepack	250g	Woolworths
Tomatoes, Tomberry	Prepack	125g	Flavorite
Tomatoes, Truss	Loose	per kg	Flavorite / Woolworths
Tomatoes, Truss	Prepack	500g	Woolworths

Vegetables	Displayed as	Pack size	Brand / Variety
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Treatment facts

X-ray and gamma ray treatment for pests in fresh produce is generically known as phytosanitary irradiation. This is a chemical-free process that has been approved by Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development determines which products require a treatment and what treatments can be used. Every treated product has a case level label with a treatment code for traceability.

Fruit and vegetables grown interstate can occasionally harbour damaging pests placing Tasmania's farmers and environment at risk. To protect our local growers, treatments for pests are sometimes required.

Identify biosecurity treatments

You can use the list above while shopping to identify products treated by X-ray or gamma ray, or check for labelling on the master carton. Labels will contain the code “ICA-55” with wording to the effect of “treated by X-ray."

If the label includes the code “ICA-55” you can be confident it has met Tasmania's biosecurity requirements using a chemical-free, heat-free treatment.

If the carton has a different code, such as ICA-02 or ICA-04, this indicates the product used a treatment other than X-ray or gamma ray.

Proudly leading sustainable biosecurity

Products treated by X-ray or gamma ray

Treatment facts

Identify biosecurity treatments

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