Songold: Cooling Protocol

Cooling and Storage Steps

1. Cool to 0°C
   • Cool fruit to 0°C within 48 hours of harvest, but not quicker than 24 hours.
   • Note: Do not keep at 0°C for more than 10 days.
2. Raise Temperature
   • On the specified date, raise the temperature to 7.5°C.
3. Hold at 7.5°C
   • Maintain temperature at 7.5°C for 7 days.
   • Note: Shorter or longer periods may be necessary depending on fruit maturity and/or market requirements.
4. Reduce Temperature
   • After the 7-day period, reduce temperature back to 0°C.

Additional Handling Guidelines

• Do not cool below -0.5°C.
• Pack on the same day as harvest.
• Harvest during cool hours.
• If not packed the same day as harvest, a special procedure for cooling and handling must be followed.

Facility Steps

• Cold Store
• Load Out
• Load FEU (Full Equipment Unit)

Notes

• Degrees Celsius (°C) and Days are key parameters.
• Copyright.
• Reference: 11.2.1F