Description
Huge quantities of agricultural commodities are being exported throughout the year. The commodities have to be transported from the fields of cultivation to the centres of consumption, considerable time being taken for the movement not only because of long distances but also because of various socio-economic, environmental and biological reasons. These commodities are likely to be damaged by mould growth and subsequent aflatoxin accumulation. The statistics of the export of aflatoxin high-risk commodities like red pepper (chillies), cotton seed, groundnut, rice, nuts, grains and spices extractions clearly, for the last decade, demonstrate the extent of loss suffered by the exporting countries because of aflatoxins(a kind of fungi). Chronic exposure to aflatoxins can damage the liver, which can produce: Liver inflammation (hepatitis) Other chronic disorders including: Immune deficiency Increased susceptibility to infections Cirrhosis of the liver Liver cancer Aflatoxins grow on grains and spices mostly during storage and transit for long period, so it must be stored correctly to limit this problem. Some foods will be more likely to contain aflatoxins. Peanuts Chillies Whole grains Nuts Rice Soybean Sorghum Cotton seeds Spices The problem of mould damage and mycotoxin contamination can be minimised by improving facilities for storage at ports and transit points as well as on ships. How to prevent Moisture Damage in storage,transit and exports? All containers contain moisture from the time of loading and in the cargo. No container is airtight. Moisture will move in and out of the container during the course of the voyage – “Container Breathing”.The objective of a moisture protection program is to prevent the build up of moisture in the air to levels where it may cause damage. This is done by reducing the amount of the moisture entering the container and by using “Absorbers” to remove moisture from the air. We like to present the TOPDRY Powered high performance cargo dessicants used for storage,transits and exports.Yet even small changes can result in big improvements. In some cases a few tens of grams of water in the wrong place is enough to cause significant damage.So use TOPDRY and be without the worries of moisture and humidity damages.