PRIMARY CONCEPT 7.1: Present the fruit for export inspection to PPECB on the day of packing
Critical Guidelines
7.1.1 Make arrangements with PPECB for regular inspections (at least once a day).
- Inspection according to various exporters’ standards or minimum export standards of the Department of Agriculture.
7.1.1 Supporting Documents
- The NDA documents are currently not accessible from a computer. Please use a cell phone to access the site.
- Go to NDA.gov.za
- Select ‘Core business’ from the drop-down menu
- Select ‘Food Safety and Quality Assurance’
- Select ‘Export regulations and standards’ and then ‘Deciduous Fruit’
- Inspection – Download
7.1.2 For approved fruit, forced air cooling must commence within 1 hour after inspection.
7.1.3 It is best practice to ship stone fruit within 10 days after packing, preferably within 5 days after packing.
- However, plums not loaded within 21 days (or 35 days for specific cultivars – ARC-PR-2 (African Delight®), STAV, Suplumsix (Angeleno), Ruby Star, Sunset Delight, Flavor Fall and Autumn Treat) after the initial inspection, must be re-inspected.
7.1.3 Supporting Documents
- Refer to PPECB HP29 document
Cold Chain Documents Archives – PPECB