Quality Management, ISO 22000:2005 and HACCP in Fruit Processing and Packaging - Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Postharvest Physiology, Processing and Packaging - page 103

Harvesting

Waxing applied to
pineapples

Placing in field
confonces

Clean cutting
peduncle?

NO

Is stacking in
truck
appropriate?

Is disinfection of
cut peduncle
appropriate?

NO

YES

Reject

YES

Is transport to
packaging house
satisfactory?

NO

NO

Is cleaning of
fruit base
appropriate?

Reject

YES

Unloading of
containers

YES

Size grading

Floating i n wate r

Packaging in
containers

Precooling

Palletization

NO

Is sorting
carried out
properly?

Storage

Loaded to shipping
container

YES

Transportation

Figure 6.4. Flow diagram for fresh pineapple handling and marketing.