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Guideline: Approved facilities for Irradiation treatment in Pakistan

Effective 6 September 2022

Mangoes must be from one of the following premises registered by DPP for treating and packing fruit for export to Australia:

Treatment Facility Name

Address

Treatment type

Status

PARAS Food Pvt. Limited

18 Kilometer Multan Road, Lahore, Pakistan

Irradiation only

Approved

  1. Irradiation facilities must be registered with the exporting NPPO and the relevant national nuclear regulatory agency.

  2. The exporting NPPO is required to ensure that registered treatment providers are suitably equipped and have systems in place to carry out the treatment in accordance with:

    2.1. ISPM 18: Guidelines for the use of irradiation as a phytosanitary measure (FAO 2019c).

    2.2. Regional Phytosanitary Standard (RSPM): Guidelines for the Use of Irradiation as a Phytosanitary Treatment (NAPPO, 1997).

    2.3. Manual of Good Practice in Food Irradiation (IAEA, 2015).