Product Type | Pomegranate (Punica granatum) |
Product temperature | From +11°C to +15°C |
General characteristics | All fruits must be: ⮚ whole; ⮚ healthy (products affected by rotting or alterations such as to make them unfit for consumption are excluded); ⮚ free from damage and / or external alterations due to frost; ⮚ free from the beginning of dryness inside due to frost; ⮚ free from bruises or healed lesions; ⮚ clean (free of visible foreign substances); ⮚ free from damage caused by parasites; ⮚ free from abnormal external moisture; ⮚ free from foreign smell and / or taste; ⮚ with peduncle, if present, less than 10 mm long; ⮚ with the right degree of ripeness expressed by the minimum content of dry matter. Ripe fruit doesn't have to be bitter. |
Labeling on | On each box displays the following information by means of adhering label and visible: ⮚ product specification and variety; ⮚ category; ⮚ caliber expressed by the number of pieces in the box; ⮚ origin of the product, intended as production area, region or country of origin; ⮚ address of the supplier (name and address of the company or production plant); ⮚ TMC production batch (where necessary); ⮚ storage temperature (if any). |
Cultivation method | ⮚ Product deriving from conventional agriculture, in compliance with the provisions of current Italian legislation on pesticides and good agricultural cultivation practices. ⮚ For fruits imported from countries other than Italy, the current Community harmonization rules relating to permitted pesticide residues apply. No integrated pest management or organic farming products are available. |
Provisions relating to presentation | Homogeneity. The contents of each package must be uniform and include only pomegranates of the same origin, size, variety, quality and color. Conditioning. Pomegranates must be conditioned in such a way that adequate protection is guaranteed for the product with packaging free of any foreign body. |
Calibration | Various |
Product classification and defects allowed | ⮚ Extra (superior quality). No defects admitted. ⮚ 1st category (good quality). Slight defect in shape, color and very slight lesions of the epidermis, as long as they are healed. ⮚ 2nd category (with minimal qualitative characteristics). Provided they do not affect the general appearance and the conservation, defects in shape and color are allowed. |
GMO - Allergens - Latex | The product is GMO-FREE (absence of genetically modified organisms), complies with Dir. CE 2003/89 of 10-11-03 and subsequent updates regarding allergens, also does not contain latex and are not used packaging or any packaging material containing latex. |