This study was designed to evaluate the objective meat qualities of Hanwoo longissimus lumborum muscle after a period of long-term storage (40 days) in which conditions similar to those under which the meat would be stored for export to the Hong Kong beef market were simulated. Twelve LL muscles were sampled from animals slaughtered the previous day at a commercial beef export abattoir and assigned to one of three groups. Each group was subjected to a different packaging condition; Shrink film packed (SFP), vacuum packed (VP), or modified atmosphere packed (MAP)(O2/60%, CO2/40%). Objective meat qualities were assessed at day 1, 7, 21 and 40 of storage. Different Packaging conditions had no noticeable influence on cooking loss significantly. However, the moisture content in both the SFP and MAP groups tended to decline in a linear manner with storage periods throughout the 40 days period. Drip loss of MAP (5.68%) group was much higher in the SFP (3.18%) and VP (2.64%) groups at storage day 40. Redness (CIE a*) of meat color responded in a significant and completely different manner to each packaging method. Redness significantly (p<0.05) and continuously increased 17.51 at day 1 to 20.41 at day 40 in VP group, while MAP linearly dropped and ultimately reached 10.6 after 40 days of aging (p<0.05), at which point the meat had a brown color. Tests of Warner-Bratzler shear force (WBSF) indicated that the tenderness levels of the ready-for-export Hanwoo LL muscles were acceptable 7 days postmortem in the SFP and VP groups, however there was no significant difference between each group. Our gathered data suggests that the packaging method selected for export determines how well the objective qualities of the beef hold up, and indicate that VP is likely the most reliable method.

본 연구는 토마토 (cv 'adison')의 장거리 수출을 위한 MAP에 적합한 숨쉬는 필름을 구명하기 위해 실시하였다. 저장중 생체중 감소는 5,000cc, 10,000cc, 20,000cc/m2·day·atm의 산소투과도를 가지는 숨쉬는 필름 포장 처리구에서 0.6% 이하의 낮은 수준을 보인 반면, 기존에 원예작물 포장용으로 사용되던 천공필름은 1.4%의 감소를 보였다. 5℃ 저장중 포장재내 이산화탄소와 산소 농도는 20,000cc 필름처리에서 토마토 MA저장에 적합한 수준으로 유지되었다. 20℃ 저장에서는 이산화탄소 농도는 크게 증가하였고, 반면 산소농도는 급격히 감소하였는데, 역시 20,000cc 필름 처리에서 가장 변화폭이 적었다 포장재내 에틸렌 농도변화도 5℃ 저장 후 20℃에서 저장한 21일부터 25일까지 크게 증가하였는데, 숨쉬는 필름처리 중에서는 20,000cc 처리에서 가장 낮았다. 토마토의 상품성은 5℃ 저장 20일까지 모든 처리구에서 유지되었으나, 20℃ 저장 5일째부터 곰팡이가 발생하면서 품질이 급격히 열화되었다. 저장 최종일에 분석한 경도, 비타민 C, 당도는 20,000cc 처리구에서 각각 9.56N, 16.31mg/100 gFW, 그리고 7˚Brix로 가장 높게 유지되었다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때, 20,000cc/m2·day·atm 산소 투과도를 가진 숨쉬는 필름이 20일 이상의 장거리 수출에서 적합한 MAP용 포장재라고 생각되었다.

The effects of combination treatment with sulfur dioxide generating pad (SO2 pad) and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) on grape quality were examined under simulated exporting condition and actual export to Los Angeles, USA. The ‘Campbell Early’ grape harvested in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi was precooled at 0°C, selected and packaged at 10°C, and stored at 0°C for 30 days. The treatment was as follows: general export packaging (control), only SO2 pad, combination of SO2 pad and MAP (perforated polyethylene film, SO2 pad+MA). In case of control and only SO2 pad under simulated exporting condition, the grape quality changes with storage time were decrease in hardness and brush length, increase in stem browning, and increased in shattering rate. The treatment of SO2 pad+MA was the most effective in preserving the grape quality since SO2 concentration inside the package remained around 2.9 ppm by MA film. Grape exports from harvest to local distribution of the USA took 30 days, and only SO2 pad+MA package showed no fungus, maintained brush length and rachis color, and was lowest at 4.0% of shattering rate since the concentration of SO2 in the package was about 4.0 ppm. As a result, it was considered that the combination of SO2 pad and MA was the most effective way to maintain freshness of grape during long-term marine transportation and extend the shelf-life in exporting countries.

In order to improve cut-flower export packaging on the distribution process, newly developed T-type(trapezoid type) container was tested and evaluated on the viewpoints of the protection, workability, and economics. T-type container performed better in protection and workability comparing to 0201 and modified 0201 type containers. Especially, load efficiency of T-type container was 33 percent higher than others, indicating that total distribution costs from Korea to Japan can be saved up to 1.7million dollars per year. T-type container is also advantageous because of its superior display performance and environmentally friendly design. We recommend that T-type container is suitable for most of cut-flowers which are usually horizontally packed such as roses, chrysanthemums, and lilies.