Origin Fruit Group Citrus Packing Protocol

PACKAGING & SPECIFICATIONS

Marking requirements

TEMPERATURE RECORDERS Information in Temperature recorders is of paramount importance for: SUPPLIER OR EXPORTER The information retrieved will show temperature con trol on the voyage to OFG, as temperature is the big gest preservative for fresh perishable products, the fine tune of this process is very important. IMPORTER Temperature control on the voyage is of direct impor tance for the amount of shelf life left on perishable products. Spending money on Temperature record ers will be futile if the information cannot be retrieved, because the recorder was lost or could not be found. To find the Temperature recorder at arrival at OFG and example Opticool Coldstores, we need to put some procedures in place.

INSTRUCTIONS Temperature Recorders disposition:

TWO (2) TEMPERATURE RECORDERS PER CONTAINER:

• First one in Pallet number 1 or 2, oriented to con tainer´s door, in the 3rd layer from the bottom to the top. • Second one in Pallet number 17 or 18, oriented to container´s door, in the 3rd layer from the bottom to the top. • Temperature recorders have to be placed in pallet periphery, inside the box.

WHERE TO PLACE ON PALLETS. 1. FIRST TEMPERATURE RECORDER in one of these pallets. 2. SECOND TEMPERATURE RECORDER in one of these pallets.

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TRACEABILITY Add the following on the TEMPERATURE RECORDER :

• Container number • Supplier or Exporter • Pallet number

TURN TEMPERATURE RECORDER ON before you insert it into the carton.

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