International conservation icon Jane Goodall mentions the following example in her book Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating. In the US, many of the pink-white tomatoes cultivated using industrial methods are put through a chemically induced accelerated ripening process in cold-storage trucks. After reaching the supermarket, they still have to be put out for several days before they finally reach the family table.
國際保育權威珍古德在《用心飲食》一書中舉例，美國許多以工業方式栽種、外表成粉白色的蕃茄，都是在冷藏卡車裡被迫「催熟」，到了超市後還得擺放幾天，才終於上了餐桌；因為淡而無味，倒盡了許多兒童對蕃茄的胃口。