The fresh-cut fruit industry is expected to continue growing during the forthcoming years. The Interna- tional Fresh Produce Association forecasts sales of $15 billion in 2005 in the United States up from the current $10–12 billion sales.
However, there are still many research goals to be achieved to allow the continued growth of the fresh- cut fruit market.
Future challenges include the development of pro- cedures that ensure high quality and safety standards for fresh-cut fruit produce. Special attention should be dedicated to investigate new treatments to improve quality and to extend the microbiological shelf life to prevent the growth of pathogenic microorganisms. The effect of nontraditional sanitizers and new com- pounds from natural sources that appear to be health- ier for consumers also needs to be assessed. Further- more, it would be important to study the influence of traditional and new packaging systems on safety, specifically with a proper regard for the growth of human foodborne pathogens. Last but not least, it is necessary to develop better technology for the en- tire processing chain, from the growing fields to con- sumers. This will permit processors to achieve more stable products and to meet the highest hygienic stan- dards.
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