CONFIDENTIAL

Product Description: ORGANIC TANGERINES

RAW MATERIALS:

Quality Requirements: / All tangerines should be certified USDA Organic. Beyond that, the following points should be particularly noted. All tangerines must be free of dirt or other extraneous matter. They should show no pitting, bug damage, browning, degreening burn, puffiness, creasing or decay of any kind on the surface of the product.
Brands / Varieties: / Agreed upon by SuperValu’s buying office.
Maturity / Condition: / Tangerines should be firm, heavy for its size and have fine textured skin. The flesh should juicy, not pithy with a minimum brix of 10%.
Tolerance: / In a random sampling of 10 cases, no more than 100 tangerines should be found out of specification. This could be defined as not more than a 10% tolerance for combined defects, no more than 5% on any individual defect. No tolerance for decay.
Shape / Color: / Tangerines should be well formed and consistent with the characteristics of the variety. Tangerines should have 90% bright orange color.
Taste / Texture: / The taste should be sweet with no foreign taste or odors that would indicate a contamination.

PACKAGING

Container Type: / Cardboard
Weight: / Per P.O. Daily weight checks at the point of packing are strictly required.
Labeling: / With required legal information.
Count / Size Per Carton: / Per P.O. with tangerines consistently sized within the box.

PALLETIZATION

All product must be received on a 40" x 48" four way, hard wood pallet. Each pallet should contain 45 cases within the dimensions of the pallet. The "tie" would be 9 cases per layer and the "high" would be no more than 5 cases.

COLD CHAIN

All tangerines should be pre-cooled to 40 degrees prior to dispatch and delivered in a temperature-controlled vehicle. The pulp temperature on receipt at the distribution center should not be less than 36 degrees or more than 45 degrees with an optimum of 40 degrees

PRODUCT LIFE

Product should give at least 14 days life upon receipt at the SuperValu distribution facility.

IMPORTANT:

IF A FEDERAL INSPECTION IS REQUIRED FOR ANY REJECTED LOAD, IT WILL BE THE SHIPPERS RESPONSIBILITY TO CALL FOR THE FEDERAL INSPECTION. IN THE EVENT, THE DISPUTED LOT PASSES THE FEDERAL INSPECTION TO MEET THE ABOVE SEPCIFICATIONS, SUPERVALU AGREES TO ACCEPT THE DISPUTED LOT.

DETAILS ON THE SPECIFICATION MUST NOT BE CHANGED WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH THE SUPERVALU, INC. BUYING OFFICE.

AT NO TIME SHOULD ANY OF THE SUPERVALU, INC. PRODUCT OR PACKAGING SPECIFICATIONS BE DISCUSSED WITH ANY OF INDUSTRY PEOPLE UNLESS SO AUTHORIZED BY THE SUPERVALU’S PRODUCE BUYING OFFICE. FAILURE TO RESPECT THE CONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF THE PRODUCT OR PACKAGING WILL JEOPARDIZE YOUR POSITION AS A SUPERVALU SUPPLIER. ALL ORDERS PLACED BY THE BUYING OFFICE SHALL BE DELIVERED AS DETAILED.

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EXCLUSIVITY:

THIS SPECIFICATION IS THE PROPERTY OF SUPERVALU. AT NO TIME SHOULD ANY OF THE SHAW’S PRODUCT OR PACKAGING SPECIFICATIONS BE DISCUSSED WITH ANY INDUSTRY PEOPLE UNLESS SO AUTHORIZED BY SUPERVALU. FAILURE TO RESPECT THE CONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF THE PRODUCT OR PACKAGING WILL GREATLY JEOPARDIZE YOUR POSITION AS A SUPERVALU SUPPLIER. ALL ORDERS PLACED BY THE BUYING OFFICE SHALL BE DELIVERED AS DETAILED.