We employ a holistic approach to food safety
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When you eat our fruit you can have confidence that it
is safe to do so. The Heartland Eco concept is a holistic one, covering all aspects of food
safety.
All apples are sprayed, even organic apples. To ensure you can trust our fruit, we adhere to strict
practices - “EUREP GAP” and NZ I.F.P. We use no unnecessary chemicals - we only spray according to
need. We determine need based on objective measures which include trapping for insects to determine
population and likely damage.
We employ scouts who regularly inspect our orchards for pests and disease. These people are highly
skilled and trained. We use only products registered and approved for use in ALL countries in the
world.
We randomly check our fruit for pesticide residues, and ensure our fruit falls below the minimum
residue levels (MRL) set anywhere in the world.
We follow NZ Integrated Fruit Production (I.F.P.) methods, which encourage natural control by other
insects. This scientifically designed system is the basis of all our decisions. When a need is
identified we choose the safest and most environmentally sound product available.
Our CA, cold storage and post packing facilities are of the highest quality. The storage providers
have their own audited code of practice. The fruit is electronically monitored to ensure that
stored fruit is kept at the optimum storage conditions and packed product is dispatched to our
customers in the best possible condition.
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Safe Food
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We have a holistic approach to our apple production - our fruit is
safe.
The utmost care is also taken in our packing
facility:
1.
Only domestic supply water is used to wash our fruit.
2.
A high-pressure apple washer removes all dirt and other matter on our fruit.
3.
Our washer is the result of collaborative project between industry and Hort Research to find the
best design and most effective washing systems.
4.
The fruit is brushed and dried before packing.
5.
Our packhouses comply with the strictest fruit packing regulations in the world, the British
Retail Consortium Code (BRC). Yummy treats its apples as food that should and could be eaten
straight out of the bag.
6.
Transport to the market is in temperature controlled trucks on a daily ‘just in time’ basis.
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