Operating instructions

Dole – Drivers Reference Manual
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GUIDELINES FOR TRANSFER OF ORGANIC PRODUCE
FROM CONTAINER TO CONTAINER
NORTH AMERICAN DIVISION
YES NO
Container at reception from farm
 Visible residue on boxes/container walls? ____ ____
 Strange (chemical) odor? ____ ____
Boxes during transfer from one container to another
 Box opened? ____ ____
 Liner removed?
 Organic produce removed from box? ____ ____
 Fumigation of boxes with organic product
during storage or transfer? ____ ____
 Fumigation of storage area before or during
storage or transfer? ____ ____
 Boxes with other (non-organic) product
placed on top of organic boxes? ____ ____
Container from yard to North America
 Has container/fruit been fumigated? ____ ____
 Will container/fruit be fumigated before transport? ____ ____
IF ANY OF THE QUESTIONS HAS BEEN ANSWERED WITH “YES,”
CORRECTIVE ACTION MUST BE TAKEN BY CARRIER TO ENSURE THE
INTEGRITY OF THE ORGANIC PRODUCE BEFORE TRANSFERRING THE
ORGANIC PRODUCE FROM THE UNIT TO ANOTHER CONTAINER.
Appendix B
IMPORTANT
The following questions should be answered in the negative before any transfer of
organic produce from one container to another by Carrier. If any of the questions
are answered “yes,” corrective action must be taken before transfer in order to
ensure (1) that no organic produce physically touches or is otherwise commingled
with non-organic produce; and (2) organic produce is transferred only to non-
fumigated containers.