date:Aug 18, 2022
The Scientific Committee of the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) has answered this question that arises every summer when fruit pieces such as watermelons, melons, or pineapples are sold in halves in retail establishments.
Based on the information gathered, in order to make storage conditions more flexible at the point of sale, melon, watermelon, papaya, and pineapple cut in halves can be showcased and sold outside refrigeration for less than 3 hours at places that have temp