Northern Territory horticulture produce monitoring program 2010
Details:
Title
Northern Territory horticulture produce monitoring program 2010,
Creator
Biosecurity and Product Integrity Group,
Collection
E-Publications,
E-Books,
PublicationNT,
Date
2012-07,
Description
The Northern Territory horticultural produce monitoring program is conducted on a calendar basis. It involves the collection of samples by two approaches firstly with Chemical Services staff sampling directly from consignments at consolidation points or from grower properties after they have been packed. The second approach used by FreshTest® involves persons based in major interstate markets randomly collecting produce on sale in wholesale markets. Chemical Services has the locally collected produce tested and purchases test results for Territory grown produce from FreshTest®. - Executive summary,