Origin Fruit Group Citrus Packing Protocol

HARVEST & SPECIFICATIONS

Post-harvest

POST HARVEST TREATMENTS Post harvest treatments must be preceded with ‘Treat ed with’ and followed with ‘and’ no longer “and/or”, if more than one Post Harvest Active Ingredient is used. WAXES Waxes must be added as E-number for food addi tives. Substances listed as Food Additives for citrus include Beeswax (E901), Candelilla wax (E902), Carnauba wax (E903), Shellac (E904), Montan Acid ester (E912) and Oxidized Polyethylene wax (E914). Examples of some substances that are NOT specifi cally listed and therefore by implication NOT permitted (on their own or as part of permitted waxes) are Mor pholine, N-Dimethylethanolamine, N-Diethylethanol amine, Aminomethylpropanol, Methoxypropylamine, Monoethanolamine, Diethanolamine, Triethanola mine AND any other substance not specifically listed as a Food Additive.

ALL ALLOWED WAXES MUST BE INDICATED ON ALL CARTON LABELS

UNDER ‘ TREATED WITH ’ as the food additive number example: SHELLAC E904/Carnouba E903 Regulation: EC 1333/2008

ACTIVE INGREDIENT

TRADE NAMES Some examples, but not limited to.

NOT ALLOWED in these countries

Imazalil

Imazalil Sulphate 750WP

-

Thiabendazole

Thiabendazole; Thiazole

India

Pyrimethanil

Propirly EC;

-

Propiconazole

Propirly EC; Propicure

Japan, India, South Korea, GSO Organisation*

Guazatine

Deccowax

EU, Japan, USA, Canada, South Korea

Shellac

Wax

Not to use for Vegan Fruit

CLORPYRIFOS EU

STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (EU) Chlorpyrifos (CPS) is an organophosphate pes ticide used on crops, animals, and buildings, and in other settings, to kill a number of pests, includ ing insects and worms. It acts on the nervous systems of insects by inhibiting the acetylcho linesterase enzyme.

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