Produce Specifications
PRODUCT :
TYPE :
VARIETY :
GRADE :
LEAFY VEGETABLES
Spinach Prepack 400g
Various
One
GENERAL APPEARANCE CRITERIA
COLOUR
Light green leaves, with erect green veins and stem.
VISUAL
APPEARANCE
Flat glossy leaves; long erect, fleshy leaf stems, base cut cleanly, free from excess soil
SENSORY
Crisp, fresh leaves with slightly bitter flavour; juicy stems; free from foreign odours and tastes.
SHAPE
Oval leaves, with thin flat stems.
SIZE
Minimum 400g net per bag.
MATURITY
Firm erect foliage. Nil seed head development.
MAJOR DEFECTS
INSECTS
With obvious live insects (e.g. aphids, slugs).
DISEASES
With fungal or bacterial rots (e.g. bacterial or fungal leaf spot, powdery mildew, black rot).
With distorted appearance or yellow mottling (virus infection).
PHYSICAL / PEST
DAMAGE
PHYSIOLOGICAL
DISORDER
TEMPERATURE
INJURY
FOREIGN MATTER
With cuts, tears or holes affecting > 10% of bunch.
With bruised stems or crushed leaves affecting > 10% of bunch.
With soft, wilted or yellowed appearance (dehydrated).
With brownish spotting or russeting of the leaves.
With discoloured, water soaked leaves (freezing injury).
With bleached areas on leaves affecting > 10 sq cm (sunburn)
Nil foreign matter (e.g. glass, metal, hard plastic)
MINOR DEFECTS
PHYSICAL / PEST
DAMAGE
With cuts, tears or holes affecting > 5% of bunch.
With bruised stems, crushed or split leaf affecting > 5% of pack.
PHYSIOLOGICAL
DISORDERS
With browning of the leaf margins (tip burn) affecting > 5% of pack.
TEMPERATURE
INJURY
With bleached areas on leave affecting > 1 sq cm (sunburn).
TOLERANCE PER
CONSIGNMENT
Total minor defects (within allowance limit) to be < 2 defects per item Total minor defects (outside allowance limit)
must not exceed 10% of consignment. Total major defects must not exceed 2 % of consignment. Combined Total not
to exceed 10%.
PACKAGING &
LABELLING
Packaging as per Progressive requirements. Country of Origin must be identified. Labelling to identify grower or agents
name/brand (plus growers name/code if via an agent), address, contents, grade/class, size and minimum net weight.
Prepacked product to identify a “Packed On” date on outer container and retail unit unless it is in a package that obscures
the nature or quality of the food. If the nature or quality of the food is obscured then a ‘best before’ date with maximum 10
days from harvest is required.
TRANSPORT &
RECEIVAL
CONDITIONS
Stacked to Ti Hi specifications onto a stabilised pallet that has been wrapped or strapped as per policy. Refrigerated
van or truck with air bag suspension, unless otherwise approved. Pulp Temperature 4 – 10°C during transport from the
farm/orchard and at receipt into Countdown Produce DC. Must be received within 3 days of packing.
CHEMICAL &
CONTAMINANT
RESIDUES
Imported and domestically produced food sold in New Zealand must comply with the New Zealand (MRL) Food
Standard. The standard recognises the Tans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement for food imported from Australia
and the role of Codex standard for imported foods in general. Complies with FSANZ Standard 1.4.1 and Schedule 19
– Maximum levels of contaminants and natural toxicants.
CONSIGNMENT CRITERIA
Specifications reviewable: eg. to account for specific regional effects or adverse seasonal impacts on quality or early or late seasonal
variances as agreed with each state operation and communicated formally in writing by Progressive.
© Progressive Supermarkets : Authorised Distribution Only
Issue Date : May 2017
Produce Specifications
PRODUCT :
TYPE :
VARIETY :
GRADE :
LEAFY VEGETABLES
Watercress Hydroponic Prepack
Various (Nastertium Officinalis)
One
GENERAL APPEARANCE CRITERIA
COLOUR
Bright green to dark green leaves with a purplish tinge on the top surface; lighter green stems.
VISUAL
APPEARANCE
Flexible, multiple branched stems with small, white rootlets attached - root ball to be left on product (improve shelf-life
purpose); rounded leaflets varying in size arranged along slender branchlets; no foreign matter.
SENSORY
Crisp, juicy stems; firm leaves; mildly peppery flavour; free from foreign odours or tastes.
SHAPE
Approximately oval to round leaves with irregular edge on round stems.
SIZE
Bagged hydroponically grown plant with a minimum 150 grams for the leafy portion.
MATURITY
Young, tender shoots; leaves not fully purple coloured.
MAJOR DEFECTS
INSECTS
With obvious live insects or other pests.
DISEASES
With bacterial or fungal infection (e.g. bacterial soft rots, mould, leaf spots)
With distortion or yellow mottling due to viral infection.
PHYSICAL / PEST
DAMAGE
With deep abrasion or crushed areas affecting > 10 % of leaves per bunch
With obvious physical contamination.
With wilted, shrivelled or yellowing leaves (dehydrated, senescent).
TEMPERATURE
INJURY
With bleached areas on the surface of the leaf or stem (sunburn).
With dark areas, water-soaked stems or leaves (freezing injury).
MINOR DEFECTS
PHYSICAL / PEST
DAMAGE
PHYSIOLOGICAL
DISORDERS
SKIN BLEMESHES /
MARKS
With superficial insect or pest damage affecting > 10 % of leaves per bunch.
With deep abrasion or crushed areas affecting >5 % of leaves per bunch
With >1 stem per bunch fully flowering.
With superficial abrasion or rub damage affecting > 10 % of leaves per bunch.
With cuts, holes or splits affecting > 10 % of leaves per bunch
CONSIGNMENT CRITERIA
TOLERANCE PER
CONSIGNMENT
Total minor defects (within allowance limit) to be < 2 defects per item Total minor defects (outside allowance limit)
must not exceed 10% of consignment. Total major defects must not exceed 2 % of consignment. Combined Total not
to exceed 10%.
PACKAGING &
LABELLING
Packaging as per Progressive requirements. Country of Origin must be identified. Labelling to identify grower or agents
name/brand (plus growers name/code if via an agent), address, contents, grade/class, size and minimum net weight.
Prepacked product to identify a “Packed On” date on outer container and retail unit unless it is in a package that obscures
the nature or quality of the food. If the nature or quality of the food is obscured then a ‘best before’ date with maximum 10
days from harvest is required.
TRANSPORT &
RECEIVAL
CONDITIONS
Stacked to Ti Hi specifications onto a stabilised pallet that has been wrapped or strapped as per policy. Refrigerated
van or truck with air bag suspension, unless otherwise approved. Pulp Temperature 4 – 10°C during transport from the
farm/orchard and at receipt into Countdown Produce DC. Must be received within 3 days of packing.
CHEMICAL &
CONTAMINANT
RESIDUES
Imported and domestically produced food sold in New Zealand must comply with the New Zealand (MRL) Food
Standard. The standard recognises the Tans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement for food imported from Australia
and the role of Codex standard for imported foods in general. Complies with FSANZ Standard 1.4.1 and Schedule 19
– Maximum levels of contaminants and natural toxicants.
Specifications reviewable: e.g. to account for specific regional effects or adverse seasonal impacts on quality or early or late seasonal
variances as agreed with each state operation and communicated formally in writing by Progressive.
© Progressive Supermarkets : Authorised Distribution Only
Issue Date : May 2017
Produce Specifications
PRODUCT :
TYPE :
VARIETY :
GRADE :
LEAFY VEGETABLES
Silverbeet Bagged 600g
Various
One
GENERAL APPEARANCE CRITERIA
COLOUR
Deep green leaves; white veins and stems.
VISUAL
APPEARANCE
Wrinkly, glossy leaves; long, erect, fleshy leaf stems with ridges running the length of the stem; base cut cleanly;
bunches fastened with suitable ties; free from excess soil; no foreign matter.
SENSORY
Crisp, fresh leaves with slightly bitter flavour; juicy stems; free from foreign odours and tastes.
SHAPE
Large, approximately oval leaves with thick, flat stems.
SIZE
Length 400-600mm, minimum weight in bags 600g net.
MATURITY
Firm, erect foliage.
MAJOR DEFECTS
INSECTS
With obvious live insects (e.g. aphids, slugs,).
DISEASES
With fungal or bacterial rots (e.g. bacterial or fungal leaf spot, powdery mildew, black rot).
With distorted appearance or yellow mottling (virus infection).
PHYSICAL / PEST
DAMAGE
With cuts, tears, or holes affecting > 20% of bunch.
With bruised stems or crushed leaves affecting > 10% of bunch
With soft, wilted or yellowed appearance (dehydrated)
PHYSIOLOGICAL
DISORDERS
With brownish spotting or russeting of the leaves.
TEMPERATURE
INJURY
With bleached areas on leaves affecting > 20 sq cm per bunch (sunburn).
With discoloured, water soaked leaves (freezing injury).
MINOR DEFECTS
PHYSICAL / PEST
DAMAGE
With cuts, tears, or holes affecting > 10% of bunch.
With bruised stems or crushed leaves affecting >5% of bunch.
PHYSIOLOGICAL
DISORDERS
With browning of the leaf margins (tip burn) affecting > 10% of bunch.
TEMPERATURE
INJURY
With bleached areas on leaves affecting > 10 sq cm per bunch (sunburn).
TOLERANCE PER
CONSIGNMENT
Total minor defects (within allowance limit) to be < 2 defects per item Total minor defects (outside allowance limit)
must not exceed 10% of consignment. Total major defects must not exceed 2 % of consignment. Combined Total not
to exceed 10%.
PACKAGING &
LABELLING
Packaging as per Progressive requirements. Country of Origin must be identified. Labelling to identify grower or agents
name/brand (plus growers name/code if via an agent), address, contents, grade/class, size and minimum net weight.
Prepacked product to identify a “Packed On” date on outer container and retail unit unless it is in a package that obscures
the nature or quality of the food. If the nature or quality of the food is obscured then a ‘best before’ date with maximum 10
days from harvest is required.
TRANSPORT &
RECEIVAL
CONDITIONS
Stacked to Ti Hi specifications onto a stabilised pallet that has been wrapped or strapped as per policy. Refrigerated
van or truck with air bag suspension, unless otherwise approved. Pulp Temperature 4 – 10°C during transport from the
farm/orchard and at receipt into Countdown Produce DC. Must be received within 3 days of packing.
CHEMICAL &
CONTAMINANT
RESIDUES
Imported and domestically produced food sold in New Zealand must comply with the New Zealand (MRL) Food
Standard. The standard recognises the Tans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement for food imported from Australia
and the role of Codex standard for imported foods in general. Complies with FSANZ Standard 1.4.1 and Schedule 19
– Maximum levels of contaminants and natural toxicants.
CONSIGNMENT CRITERIA
Specifications reviewable: e.g. to account for specific regional effects or adverse seasonal impacts on quality or early or late seasonal
variances as agreed with each state operation and communicated formally in writing by Progressive.
© Progressive Supermarkets : Authorised Distribution Only
Issue Date : May 2017