Title Page
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Site conducted
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Document No.
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Audit Title
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Prepared by
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Location
General Appearance
General Appearance
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Product Description
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Supplier
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Date :
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Inspection Type
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AWB/ Container Number:
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Shipment Number:
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Any delay in product arrival?
Consignment Evaluation:
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Claim?
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Suitable for Supermarkets?
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Summary:
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Type of Melon?
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Stage l=Mature, Unripe External colour white with greenish aspect; rind/skin slightly fuzzy/hair, no aroma; melon splits when cut, pulp is crisp; minimum commercial harvest maturity.
Stage 2=Mature, Ripening External colour white with trace of green; rind/skin not fuzzy, slightly waxy, slight to noticeable aroma; melon splits when cut, flesh crisp; harvest for long-distance markets.
Stage 3=Ripe External colour creamy white to pale yellow, rind/skin waxy; noticeable aroma; stem may begin to separate from fruit; flesh firm, when sliced does not split; ideal eating, harvest for local markets
Stage 4=Overripe External colour yellow, soft at blossom end; very aromatic; fruit is separated from stem; Seed cavity has signs of breakdown; flesh soft, somewhat water soaked in appearance/
Photo Credit: Marita Cantwell, UC Davis -
Internal Colour
Photo Credit: Marita Cantwell, UC Davis
General Appearance:
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Packaging in Acceptable Condition: Product is the correct weight? Any damage to packaging?
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Visual Appearance:<br>- Colour <br>- Shape<br>- Size<br>
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Sensory Evaluation:<br>- Eating Quality/ Taste<br>- Maturity <br>- Brix<br>- Internal Colour<br>- Seed Cavity appears fresh- No breakdown (over-mature)<br>- Firmness - Blossom end is firm with no soft spots ? ( Stage 4 melons may have softness around blossom area)
Defects
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Minor Defects:<br>- Light Blemishes<br>- Pressure Damage<br>- Healed Scaring<br>
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Major Defects:<br>- Heavy Blemishes<br>- Pest Damage<br>- Cuts/ Splits<br>- Pitting<br>- Heavy Bruising/ Pressure Damage
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Common Defects
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Chilling Injury with Pitting to the rind/skin.
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Rind/skin Defects.
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Sunken Areas to the rind/skin - May be due to rough handling.
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Chilling Injury to the flesh
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Signs of aged melons
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Area
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Defects
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Temperature Injury:<br>- Pitting<br>- Blemishes/ Sunken Areas on Skin <br>- Chilling Injury<br>- Water Soaked Flesh
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CRITICAL: <br>-Breakdown/ Rots Found <br>-Biosecurity requirements<br>-Fail FSANZ Food Safety requirements<br>-Foreign matter or plant material present
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Internal flesh
Photo Credit: Marita Cantwell, UC Davis
General Appearance:
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Packaging in Acceptable Condition: Product is the correct weight? Any damage to packaging?
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Visual Appearance:<br>- Colour <br>- Shape<br>- Size<br>- Stem Slip Stage<br>- Stem area firm
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Sensory Evaluation:<br>- Eating Quality/ Taste<br>- Maturity <br>- Firmness<br>- Brix<br>- Internal Colour<br>- Internal discoloration affecting the flesh, near the rind of the melon?
Defects
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Minor Defects:<br>- Light Blemishes<br>- Pressure Damage<br>- Healed Scaring<br>
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Major Defects:<br>- Heavy Blemishes<br>- Pest Damage<br>- Cuts/ Splits<br>- Pitting<br>- Heavy Bruising/ Pressure Damage
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Hollow Heart
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Insect Damage
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Watermelon Blotch
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CRITICAL: <br>-Breakdown/ Rots Found <br>-Biosecurity requirements<br>-Fail FSANZ Food Safety requirements<br>-Foreign matter or plant material present
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- Fruit begins to separate from stem
Photo Credit: Marita Cantwell, UC Davis
General Appearance
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Packaging in Acceptable Condition: Product is the correct weight? Any damage to packaging?
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Visual Appearance:<br>- External color between netting<br>- Shape<br>- Size<br>- Stem Slip Stage - Are the Stems are attached to melons ? - Stems have detached from melons (mature fruit)<br>
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Sensory Evaluation:<br>- Eating Quality/ Taste<br>- Maturity <br>- Firmness - Blossom end is firm with no soft spots?<br>- Brix<br>- Internal Colour<br>- Seed Cavity appears fresh? No breakdown (over-mature)<br>
Defects
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Minor Defects:<br>- Light Blemishes<br>- Pressure Damage<br>- Healed Scaring<br>
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Major Defects:<br>- Heavy Blemishes<br>- Pest Damage<br>- Cuts/ Splits<br>- Pitting<br>- Heavy Bruising/ Pressure Damage
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Sign of aged melons
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Area
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Bacteria Disease
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Signs of overripe melons
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Defects
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Temperature Injury:<br>- Pitting<br>- Blemishes/ Sunken Areas on Skin <br>- Chilling Injury<br>- Water Soaked Flesh
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CRITICAL: <br>-Breakdown/ Rots Found <br>-Biosecurity requirements<br>-Fail FSANZ Food Safety requirements<br>-Foreign matter or plant material present
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Piel de Sapo melon - Firm, yellowing olive-coloured melon with ample ‘netting’ or ‘cracking’ lines on the skin.
This indicates that the melon has been harvested at its peak so its pale green-coloured flesh is sweet and ready to eat.
Look for a yellow spot at the stem and a yellow resting base. The melon will be non-aromatic.
Best stored at a consistent 7-8 degrees.
The melon doesn't like going in and out of refrigeration as the skin can condensate, resulting in black spots.
General Appearance
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Packaging in Acceptable Condition: Product is the correct weight? Any damage to packaging?
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Visual Appearance:<br>- External color between netting<br>- Shape<br>- Size<br>- Stem Slip Stage<br>
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Sensory Evaluation:<br>- Eating Quality/ Taste<br>- Maturity <br>- Firmness<br>- Brix<br>- Internal Colour<br>- Seed Cavity appears fresh? No breakdown (over-mature)<br>
Defects
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Minor Defects:<br>- Light Blemishes<br>- Pressure Damage<br>- Healed Scaring<br>
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Major Defects:<br>- Heavy Blemishes<br>- Pest Damage<br>- Cuts/ Splits<br>- Pitting<br>- Heavy Bruising/ Pressure Damage
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CRITICAL: <br>-Breakdown/ Rots Found <br>-Biosecurity requirements<br>-Fail FSANZ Food Safety requirements<br>-Foreign matter or plant material present
