CAC RCP 4-1971HYGIENIC PRACTICEFOR DESICCATED COCONUT

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1、CAC/RCP4Page1of8RECOMMENDEDINTERNATIONALCODEOFHYGIENICPRACTICEFORDESICCATEDCOCONUT(CAC/RCP4-1971)SECTIONI-SCOPEThefollowingcodeofhygienicpracticeappliestodesiccatedcoconut,thedriedproductpreparedforhumanconsumptionwithoutrequiringfurtherprocessingwhichisobtainedbyshreddingorotherwisecomminu

2、tingtheparedkernelofcoconuts,thefruitofthepalm,Cocosnucifera.SECTIONII-DEFINITIONSA.Coconuts-coconutsconsistofanouterskin(greenorbrownwhenharvested)enclosingathickfibrouscoatingorhusk;insidethehuskisawoodyshellwhichenclosesthekernelandwhichisseparatedfromitbyabrownskin.Theparedkernelconsist

3、sofasolidwhitelayerenclosinganaqueousliquidknownascoconutwater.B.Coconutmeat-whitesolidlayerofthekernel.C.Dehusking-theremovalofthehusk,leavingtheshellintact.D.Hatcheting-theremovaloftheshell.E.Paring-theremovalofthebrownskinaroundthekernel.SECTIONIII-RAWMATERIALREQUIREMENTSA.EnvironmentalS

4、anitationinGrowingandFoodProductionAreas(1)Sanitarydisposalofhumanandanimalwastes.Adequateprecautionshouldbetakentoensurethathumanandanimalwastesaredisposedofinsuchamannerasnottoconstituteapublichealthorhygienichazardandextremecareshouldbetakentoprotectproductsfromcontaminationwiththesewast

5、es,particularlythoseproductsthatmaybeconsumedwithoutheattreatment.(2)Animal,plantpestanddiseasecontrol.Wherecontrolmeasuresareundertaken,treatmentwithchemical,biologicalorphysicalagentsshouldbedoneonlyinaccordancewiththerecommendationsoftheappropriateofficialagency,byorunderthedirectsupervi

6、sionofpersonnelwithathoroughunderstandingofthehazardsinvolved,includingthepossibilityoftoxicresiduesbeingretainedbythecrop.B.SanitaryHarvestingandFoodProduction(1)Sanitarytechniques.Harvestingandproductionoperations,methodsandproceduresshouldbecleanandsanitary.(2)Protectionofproductfromcont

7、amination.Afterharvesting,cleanandsanitarymethodsshouldbeobservedtoprotectagainstcontaminationofthenutsduringtheprocessofripeninganddehusking.CAC/RCP4Page2of8Followingdehusking,specialprecautionsarenecessarytoensurethatcontaminationdoesnotoccur.C.Transpo