Historic Milestones Around
the Discovery of SmartFresh Technology 1-MCP
1974
Research
that led to the discovery of 1-MCP for
the prevention of deleterious effects of
ethylene started.
1994
Discovery
of the original 1-MCP at North Carolina
State University: first use patent filed.
1997/98
Rohm
and Haas (mother company of AgroFresh)
organized the first trials of 1-MCP on
apples.
1998
First
Cyclodextrin Patent filed.
1999
AgroFresh
founded by Rohm and Haas: further
pre-commercial trials on apples and other
crops; in cooperation with international
renowned post-harvest researchers.
2000
Research on 1-MCP for fresh produce
proceeds: development of the marketable
formula, AgroFresh comes up with the
first use recommendations and dosage
development.
2002
First
registration granted in Chile.
July 2002
Approval
of the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), U.S.: commercial launch in the U.S.
on apples.
2003
Registrations
and Commercial Launch in South Africa and
New Zealand; first launch
in the European
Union: UK.
2004
New
registrations in several European Countries.
2005
Several
registrations and commercial launches in
Asia Pacific: China, Korea.
2006
Approval in the European Union.
2007
SmartFresh
technology 1-MCP is exempted from health
and environmental classification and related
labeling, because of its strong safety
profile.
Over 2000 scientific articles published
on SmartFresh 1-MCP technology
2009
Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations (FAO) admits SmartFresh technology
1-MCP as the global standard for product
quality and safety.
2010
SmartFresh
technology proven to bring significant
energy savings and contribute to carbon
footprint reductions.
