Strawberries (20kg)were sanitized with a chlorinated water solution(250mg/kg)for1min,dipped in coating-forming solutions for 5 min, and then dried at room temperature on polypropylene trays for 30 min. Coated strawberries were packed in polyethylene terephthalate clamshell containers (dimensions of 178 × 127 × 89 mm and capacity of 454 g) with venting holes and stored at 4 °C and 90% RH for 15 d. Uncoated strawberries were used as controls in all analyses, and strawberries dipped in the antimicrobial solution were used as controls in microbiological and decay rate analyses.