본 연구는 국내 가정에서 사용하고 있는 냉장고 및 냉 동고의 온도 분포에 대한 현황을 파악하기 위하여 냉장고 대상 25가구, 냉동고 대상 25가구를 선정하고 온도 측정 을 시행하였다. 가정용 냉장 및 냉동고의 실제 공간상의 온도 분포 조사 결과, 냉장고 대상 가구에서 측정된 온도 는 최저 -8.2oC, 최고 15.8oC, 평균 3.73oC로 조사되었으며, 공간 위치별 온도 분포는 문 보관 칸 5.06±1.69oC, 내부 벽면 4.18±1.19oC, 내부 보관함 3.41±1.36oC로 내부 보관함 의 온도가 가장 낮았고, 각 위치에서 상단 및 하단의 유의 적인 온도 차이는 문 보관 칸에서만 확인되었다(P<0.01). 냉 동고 대상 가구에서 측정된 온도는 최저 -30.3oC, 최고 0.7oC, 평균 -17.95oC로 조사되었으며, 공간 위치별 온도 분포는 문 보관 칸 -17.19±1.68oC, 내부 벽면 -17.81±1.07oC, 내부 보관함 -18.78±1.72oC로 냉장고 결과와 동일하게 내부 보 관함의 온도가 가장 낮고, 문 보관 칸에서만 상·하단의 유 의적인 온도 차가 확인되었다(P<0.01). 냉장·냉동고 내에 서 위치별 최대 온도 차이는 각각 2.18oC, 2.02oC로 확인 되었으며, 결론적으로 냉장·냉동고 전체의 온도가 일정하 게 유지되는 것이 아니며, 보관되는 위치별로 유의적인 편 차가 존재하는 것으로 나타났다. 이에 따라 냉장·냉동고 제조사와 공공기관에서 식품별 권장 보관 위치를 고객들 에게 적극적으로 권고하고, 각 가정에서는 온도 변화에 민 감한 식품을 보관할 경우 문쪽 보관을 지양하는 등 보관 관리 의식을 가져야 할 것으로 사료된다.

Sweet persimmons are valuable commodity in the export market. However, present of insect pest such as Asiacornococcus kaki can cause limit to many export markets. In this study, ethyl formate(EF), as alternative to methyl bromide(MB), was used in scale-up commercial trial(20ft reefer). Application of 50 g/m3 of EF for 6 hours at 5 ℃ showed proven efficacy against all developmental stages of A. kaki without LLDPE-packaging fruits and no phytotoxic damage on sweet persimmons. This study demonstrated that EF fumigation can be effectively control to target A. kaki before packaging with LLDPE-film of fruits.

As global warming and consumer’s preference for tropical/subtropical fruits increase, the number of orchards cultivating tropical/subtropical fruits in Korea is increasing. Accordingly, concerns about the introduction of exotic invasive pests that host tropical fruits. In this study, efficacy of ethyl formate(EF), as alternative to methyl bromide(MB), was evaluated. Commercial trial of EF was conducted in mango post-harvest storage conditions for controlling Scirtothrips dorsalis. Application of 10 g/m3 of EF for 4 hours at 10 ℃ showed proven efficacy on S. dorsalis without any phytotoxic damage on mango fruits in that condition.

The slaughter of livestock is inevitably required to obtain meat products from livestock. Since slaughter means pain and death for animals, reducing the pain and distress of animals during slaughter is very important from a perspective of animal welfare based on the principle of respect for life. Generally, two stunning methods, CO2 stunning and electrical stunning, are used for slaughter. When the carotid arteries of the lungs are cut off for bleeding, the bronchial tubes are also severed. To determine the degree of blood inflow into the lungs through the severed bronchial tubes, the prevalence rates of pulmonary diseases and pulmonary congestion in slaughtered pigs were analyzed. In this study, the prevalence of pneumonia was 24.9% in Slaughterhouse A using the gas method, but it was decreased by about 10% to 15.7% and 12.6%, respectively, in Slaughterhouses B and C using the electric method. On the other hand, the prevalence of pulmonary congestion in Slaughterhouses A, B, and C was 4.24%, 14.10% and 16.40%, respectively. In other words, the prevalence of pulmonary congestion was higher by about 10% in the groups of pigs slaughtered by the electric method (Slaughterhouses B and C) than in the group of pigs slaughtered by the gas method (Slaughterhouse A). These results indicate that blood inflow into the pulmonary alveoli led to a diagnosis of pulmonary congestion instead of pneumonia in some pigs with pneumonia. In short, it was found that about 10% of pigs stunned by the electric method were not in a state of complete unconsciousness but in a partially conscious state during slaughter. It is suggested that slaughterhouses should be equipped with gas stunning equipment instead of applying the electric method due to lower costs.