UNIFORMITY

·       THE CONTENTS OF EACH PACKAGE MUST BE UNIFORM AND CONTAIN ONLY KIWIFRUIT OF THE SAME ORIGIN, VARIETY, QUALITY AND SIZE.

·       THE VISIBLE PART OF THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE MUST BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENTIRE CONTENTS.

·       A SPECIAL EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE TO SUPPRESS CAMOUFLAGE, I.E. CONCEALING IN THE LOWER LAYERS OF THE PACKAGE PRODUCE INFERIOR IN QUALITY AND SIZE TO THAT DISPLAYED AND MARKED.

·       SIMILARLY PROHIBITED IS ANY PACKAGING METHOD OR PRACTICE INTENDED TO GIVE A DECEPTIVELY SUPERIOR APPEARANCE TO THE TOP LAYER OF THE CONSIGNMENT.

PACKAGING

·       THE KIWIFRUIT MUST BE PACKED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO PROTECT THE PRODUCE PROPERLY.

·       PACKAGES MUST BE OF A QUALITY, STRENGTH AND CHARACTERISTIC TO PROTECT THE PRODUCE DURING TRANSPORT AND HANDLING.

·       KIWIFRUIT MAY BE PACKED IN ONE OR MORE LAYERS, LOOSE IN THE PACKAGE OR IN SALES PACKAGES SUCH AS PRE-PACKS PROVIDED THE QUALITY OF THE FRUIT IS NOT AFFECTED.

·       THE MATERIALS USED INSIDE THE PACKAGE MUST BE CLEAN AND OF A QUALITY SUCH AS TO AVOID CAUSING ANY EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE PRODUCE. THE USE OF MATERIALS, PARTICULARLY OF PAPER OR STAMPS BEARING TRADE SPECIFICATIONS, IS ALLOWED PROVIDED THE PRINTING OR LABELLING HAS BEEN DONE WITH NON TOXIC INK OR GLUE.

·       THIS PROVISION IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE SUITABLE PROTECTION OF THE PRODUCE BY MEANS OF MATERIALS INSIDE THE PACKAGE WHICH ARE CLEAN AND ALSO TO PREVENT FOREIGN MATTER SUCH AS LEAVES, SAND OR SOIL FROM SPOILING ITS GOOD PRESENTATION.

·       STICKERS INDIVIDUALLY AFFIXED ON THE PRODUCE SHALL BE SUCH THAT, WHEN REMOVED, THEY NEITHER LEAVE VISIBLE TRACES OF GLUE NOR LEAD TO SKIN DEFECTS.

·       PACKAGES MUST BE FREE OF ALL FOREIGN MATTER.

·       A VISIBLE LACK OF CLEANLINESS IN SEVERAL PACKAGES COULD RESULT IN THE GOODS BEING REJECTED.