Fresh Inset's MaTri System brings in-room 1-MCP treatment verification to apple cold storage

For decades, 1-MCP application in apple cold storage has followed a fixed sequence: generate the gas, seal the room, and assess the results only after treatment is complete. Leaks, incorrect dosing, or untreated zones might remain undetected until the room was opened weeks or months later. Fresh Inset Solutions has developed the MaTri System as a 1-MCP product line that adds in-room treatment verification to this workflow.

MaTri Sure: on-site confirmation without a lab

MaTri Sure™ is an indicator strip placed inside the storage environment before the room is sealed. After exposure to the 1-MCP atmosphere, the test plate changes color — from pink to yellow — to indicate whether the required 1-MCP conditions were achieved throughout the space. The strip is checked before storage operations resume, providing on-site confirmation without laboratory testing and supporting quality-assurance and treatment documentation.

Gordon Robertson, General Manager North America at Fresh Inset Solutions, noted that the color change from pink to yellow confirms that every room, every treatment, and every application delivered the freshness protection the crop deserves, and described the result as a practical verification tool that helps growers and packers confirm treatment execution.

Full MaTri System lineup

The MaTri System comprises four components:

• MaTri Powder – a 1-MCP formulation used with the MaTri Generator for larger cold storage operations.
• MaTri Tablets – a unit-dose option for smaller packinghouses, satellite cold rooms, shipping containers, and other sealed treatment environments.
• MaTri Sure – the indicator strip for treatment confirmation.
• MaTri DoseRight™ – a digital tool that calculates MaTri doses for specific apple storage operations.

MaTri Tablets for smaller spaces

MaTri Tablets are supplied in water-resistant, sealed aluminized packaging. Operators place the required number of tablets in a standard bucket or tray containing water; the tablets dissolve and release 1-MCP into the sealed space. Dosing is based on treatment-space volume. The tablets can be used together with MaTri Sure for treatment confirmation.

Integration and documentation

Fresh Inset is integrating MaTri Sure with both MaTri Powder and MaTri Tablets: one MaTri Sure indicator is provided with purchases of either product. The system can also support treatment records and quality-assurance documentation for packinghouses, storage operators, and exporters.

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For more information:

Keith Culver Fresh Inset Solutions Tel: +1 585 738 2189 Email: [email protected] www.ma-tri.com