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Ranjan Goutam
Production
Processing
Transportation
Distribution Infrastructure
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Bananas are washed with chlorinated water and thoroughly
inspected.
If the bananas do not meet Doles stringent quality standards
harvesting is immediately halted in the field from which they
originated.
Banana hands are cut from the stem and put in the water to remove
excess latex which is found naturally in bananas.
A gentle water current in the tank moves the banana hands to the
next station where they receive an another quality inspection and
are cut into clusters of five to seven fingers.
The clusters float to the next workstation where they are removed
from the water tank and placed on trays.
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The trays are then transported by conveyor to the next workstation
where they receive the worldwide symbol of exceptional quality the
Dole Sticker.
The bananas are now ready to be packed into boxes specifically
designed for long distance transport.
Bananas cluster are carefully placed in the box using methods to
minimize damage to its shipment.
The bananas are wrapped into specially perforated material which
allows the fruit to ripe while in boxes.
The entire process from harvest to box takes only 2-3 hours.
The boxes are then staked on pallets in preparation for transport.
For quality control and traceability throughout the shipping process
each pallet is given its own unique identification code
Packing stage
Traceability Data
Mandatory:
00 Serial Shipping Container
Code (SSCC)
Optional:
02 GTIN of the items contained
37 Count of the items contained
13 Packaging date
10 Batch/Lot code
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