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You run logistics for a major agriculture company. You are told that your bananas are showing up at the supermarket and they are brown and mushy. What would you do to prevent the rotting or spoiling of your produce?
The best way to keep the bananas from rotting or spoiling is separating them and wrapping the stems in a plastic wrap. You should also recover the bananas after removing one. This prevents ethylene gas, which is naturally produced in the ripening process, from reaching and prematurely ripening another part of the fruit.
In order to avoid bruising, you can also hang them away from other items and reduce the risk of exposing the banana flesh to oxygen, which will make it mature faster and if they are ripe, placing them for a while in a fridge will help them remain ripe and fresh for a while.