Standard dragon imported into Japan market
08/07/2014
To ensure adequate standards of dragon fruit imports into the Japanese market can meet the requirements from partners Japan, Vietnam enterprises should note the following detailed regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Japanese Fisheries, dated 20/10/2009, the following provisions:
And technical requirements for equipment quality steam Handling dragon fruit
Processing equipment for steam to detoxify at the production site must satisfy the following conditions.
(1) There must be mounted temperature gauges-style automatic humidity recorded data.
(2) Instrumentation gauges the temperature of temperature-humidity styled automatically recorded data must be measured temperatures of fresh fruit arranged in layers between the blocks stacked fresh fruit into the upper layer, middle layer, the lower layer (however, if the circumstances are many discrepancies in the same pressure processing equipment, the steam temperature is placed in between layers of fresh fruit and place each one. likewise below) and to measure the temperature inside the device space to handle the steam.
(3) Equipment for measuring the moisture meter temperature-humidity styled automatically recorded data must be measured space humidity inside the hot steam treatment.
(4) processing equipment must be steam temperature regime maintains the fresh fruit arranged in layers at temperatures between the request.
Standard methods of packaging and packaging dragon fruit
In case that the package packed vent will be held in one of the following methods: (1) Before putting on packing fresh fruits, right covered with a breathable packaging material (case vents, vent diameter must be less than 1.6 mm) (2) must be used in the packaging, stretch mesh vents (vent diameter must be less than 1.6 mm. likewise below) . (3) bundle packaging or packaging must be covered by a comprehensive network.
Ask about where packaging dragon fruit
Place of dragon fruit packaging must satisfy the following conditions: (1) Must be located in places adjacent to equipment hot steam treatment, where there are open seats such as windows, must have equipment to prevent the group from entering mibae bacteria such as stretch mesh must be so ... (2) shall also arrange a separate place only for packaged fresh dragon fruit has been completed decontamination. (3) Every year before the start of use, must detoxify inside with disinfectant, if necessary, decontamination organization.
Survey processing equipment where steam and packaging
Every year the Plant Quarantine authorities Vietnam with Japanese technical staff to conduct quarantine treatment equipment and steam to confirm where packaging ensures the conditions required for the device before used packaging equipment and related places. However, when the need to confirm the check in periodically whether to go further and use the organization must still check in time.
Confirm KCS and perform decontamination
Plant Quarantine Officer (Japan) along with the Plant Quarantine Vietnam organization conducting the following tasks:
(1) It is confirmed that the measuring point temperature of fresh fruit layer is placed in between place.
(2) Confirm the export KCS:
(3) On the confirmation of KCS, Plant Quarantine officers (Japan) must comply with the principle of authority is to the Plant Quarantine Vietnam certify organizations that conduct more than 5% of the closing package fresh dragon fruit plants and animals exist not harmful, especially mibae no bacterial groups. If bacteria were found mibae group, along with agencies to Plant Quarantine Vietnam organizations surveyed mibae cause bacterial penetration, while the cause is not well understood thoroughly shall not be carried out to confirm decontamination anymore. And after the decontamination was conducted entirely completed, there are no harmful animals and plants, the inspector must sign and name on the vacant seat on the Certificate of Plant Quarantine.
The best conditions for harvesting and exporting dragon: dragon fruit to achieve proper ripeness and carefully harvested late in the afternoon. Then immediately be transported to the plant for processing, packaging and transport on airplanes for timely shipping to Japan the next day to ensure dragon fruit not damaged, waterlogged or losing fresh sweet after harvest.
Based on the Law on Standardization and private labeling for agricultural and forestry products, called the Law JAS (Japanese Agricultural Standards) - Law standards appropriate for forestry and agricultural products, rationalize production, use and consumption use and labeling, packaging for agricultural products, requiring manufacturers to label and selling their products conform to the standards of quality labeling.