O Battaglio

Rev. OO
QUALITY SPECIFICATION 31.05.2022

ITEMS DESCRIPCION

z Product
Variety
AVOCADO
HASS

Classification Class I

z Point of delivery Italy - Civitavecchia I Livorno (plan B)

Extemal color:

Greather than 10 Kg/cm 2

In all classes, subject to the special provisions for each class and the tolerances allowed. the
avocados must be:
Intemal pressure
• intact
• sound; produce affected by rotting or deterioration such as to make it unfit for
consumptioefwn is excluded
• clean. practically free of any visible foreign matter
• practically free from pests
• free from damage caused by pests afecting the flesh
• free from ewfdamage caused by low temperature
• having a stalk not more than 10 mm in length which must be cut off cleanly. However,
Minimum quality requirements its absence is not considered a defect on condition that the place of the stalk
attachment is dry afwefnd intact
• free of abnormal external moisture
• free of any foreign smell and/or taste.
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The development ewfewand state of maturity of the avocados must be such as to enable them
to continue thfewffweir ripening process and to reach a satisfactory degree of ripeness.
The fruit should have a minimum dry matter content, to be measured by drying to constant
weight: 23-30%.
Maturity requirements
Stickers Without individual sticker amxed to the product I boxes.
A total tolerance of 10%, by number or weight, of avocados not satisfying the
requirements of the wfclass but meeting those of Class II is allowed. Within this tolerance not
Quality tollerance
more than 1% in totawefl may consist of produce satisfying neither the requirements of
Class II quality noefr the minimum requirements, or of produce affected by decay.
Box Plastic boxfw
Size range 12-20 (mainly 14, 16. 18)
SIZE CODE UN-RIPED PRODUCT
(CAL) WEIGHT
10 > 385
wefewfe12 > 320
> 275
> 245
z > 220

o Weight range See weight range table

Net weight [box 10 Kg (22.05 Lbs)
UNIFORMITY: The contents of each package must be uniform and contain only avocados of
the same origine vawferiety. quality, colouring and size.
The visible part of the contefnts of the package must be representative of the entire
Presentation
contents. fewPACKAGING: The avocados must be packed in such a way as to protect the
produce propedy. The mwfaterials used inside the package must be clean and of a quality
such as to avoid causifwewng any extemal or internal damage to the produce. Loose
Packaging pattern
Pallet Pallet 100 x120 cfm with thermal treatment
Cardboard support Reinforced with edge protector
BoxJPallet 120 box
z PalleVContainer 20 Pallets
Box/Container 2400 box
Each package must bear the following particulars, in letters grouped on the same side, legibly
and indelibly marked, and visible from the outside: NAME AND PHYSICAL ADDRESS OF
Labelling
THE PACKER ANDIOR EXPORTER/DISPATCHER • CLASS • SIZE - VARIETY - COUNTRY
OF ORIGIN - INFORMATION ON PACKAGING DISPOSAL -TRACEABILITY CODE
Devices Thermograph in some of the last pallets of the container