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Food Safety & Cold-Chain Traceability

Procurement risk in fresh fruit is owned at sourcing, not at port. Our six-stage food-safety system pushes compliance back to the orchard — so every China citrus carton you receive is traceable to a plot-ID, a harvest date and a measured residue profile.

1 · Raw material control

Cooperative orchards registered with GACC by plot-ID and GPS
Approved input list for fertiliser and crop-protection products
Pre-harvest residue screening on every lot before pick
Harvest window matched to optimal Brix / acid ratio per variety

2 · Internal & 3rd-party testing

MRL screen against EU, Japan and Malaysia / Indonesia limits
Heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As) on rotating composite samples
Microbiological screen — total plate count, E. coli, Salmonella
Shelf-life trials at simulated reefer temperatures

3 · HACCP packing-house process control

Receiving inspection — reject lots failing visual or Brix spec
Wash → soft-brush → fungicide-free wax → grade by size & colour
CCPs monitored: chlorine ppm, wax temperature, grader calibration
Carton-level lot code linking back to orchard plot-ID

4 · Pre-cooling & cold-chain loading

Forced-air pre-cool to pulp temp +5°C within 24 h of pack
Reefer container set point +4°C to +6°C, 90% RH
Pre-trip inspection (PTI) and reefer-genset check pre-loading
Container loaded with airflow-friendly pallet pattern

5 · In-transit monitoring

Temperature loggers placed at door, mid, nose of container
Vessel reefer plug-in confirmed within carrier SLA
Live ETA + reefer status shared with importer
Full temp log issued on arrival (claim evidence)

6 · Documentation & traceability

Lot code on every carton → orchard plot, harvest date, packer
Phytosanitary, Form RCEP / Form E, fumigation cert per shipment
Recent residue & quality test report attached to commercial invoice
Recall protocol: traceback within 4 hours from carton lot code

Cold-chain operating window

Reefer set point

+4°C to +6°C

Relative humidity

90%

Pre-cool target

Pulp +5°C in 24 h

Loading window

≤ 7 days post-harvest

Shelf life (citrus)

30–45 days @ spec

Traceback time

≤ 4 hours from carton

Want to audit our packing house?

We welcome on-site importer audits and 3rd-party inspections. Contact our export team to schedule a virtual or in-person walk-through of the Hubei facility.

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