http://www.fruitnet.com/americafruit/article/1474/parts-of-san-diego-quarantined-as-psyllid-count-mounts © Copyright Market Intelligence Ltd - Fruitnet.com 2014. The copyright on this article and all content published on Market Intelligence Ltd - Fruitnet.com is held by Market Intelligence Ltd - Fruitnet.com Limited, a joint venture between Market Intelligence Limited and Dr Rolf M Wolf Media GmbH. All rights reserved. Neither this article nor any part of it may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form, including print- outs, screen grabs and information retrieval systems, without the prior permission of the copyright owners. By Carl Collen Thursday 15th December 2016, 12:03 GMT 2016 award winner World Coconut Trading (Click on the gallery below for images of this year's nominees) T he shortlist for the 2017 Fruit Logistica Innovation Award (FLIA) has been announced, with the ten innovations selected to be presented from 8- 10 February 2017 in a special exhibition between Halls 20 and 21 at Fruit Logistica. The winner of the award will be selected by the more than 70,000 trade visitors from over 130 countries attending the exhibition. They will be able to cast their vote for the innovation of the year on the first two days of the trade fair, before the winner is announced on Friday 10 February. "The Fruit Logistica Innovation Award is considered the industry's most important award," said Fruit Logistica global brand Manager Wilfried Wollbold. "It attracts considerable media attention and recognises new products and services whose market launch in recent months will give important impetus to the international fresh produce trade." A panel of experts consisting of representatives from all levels of the fresh produce trade has selected the following ten nominees from over 60 submissions: BE-Cube Demountable Pallet Box System - Beekenkamp Verpakkingen B.V., Netherlands: A flexible, space-saving multi- purpose pallet box system which is both lightweight and completely collapsible, available with tilting and base emptying functions. Crisp Fresh Watermelon - Syngenta, France : A seedless watermelon cultivated specially for fresh-cut processing with firm, dark red fruit pulp, reduced liquid loss and extended shelf life. Knox, Delayed pinking in fresh cut lettuce - Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV, Netherlands: A specially developed natural solution to delay so-called 'pinking' in cut lettuce, extending shelf life at POS by one or two days. Mango Peeler & De-Cheeker - ZTI Smart Machines, Netherlands: A mango peeling and de-cheeking machine with dynamic insert clamps, specially developed spikes and fine, adjustable peeling knives for an exact, product friendly cutting process. Natupol Excel, Bee Vision - Koppert Biological Systems, Netherlands The world�s leading fresh produce conference and networking events FLIA 2017 nominees revealed Ten finalists are drawn from the Netherlands, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium and Poland