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1、CAC/RCP6Page1of8RECOMMENDEDINTERNATIONALCODEOFHYGIENIC1PRACTICEFORTREENUTSCAC/RCP6-1972SECTIONI-SCOPEThiscodeofpracticeappliesspecificallytoalmonds(Prunusamygdalus)andwalnuts(Juglansspp.)butisgenerallyapplicabletoalltreenuts,includingfilberts(hazelnuts)(Co
2、rylusspp.),pecans(Caryaillinoensis),brazils(Bertholletiaexcelsa),cashews(Anacardiumoccidentale),chestnuts(Castaneaspp.),macadamianuts(Macadamiaspp.),etc.Thiscodeofpracticeisintendedtoprovidebasichygienicrequirementsfororchards,farmprocessing(shellingandhul
3、ling),and/orcommercialshellingorinshelloperations.Itcoversalltreenutsandtreenutproducts,includingtheblanched,diced,ground,andsimilarproducts,butdoesnotincludeproductswheretreenutsareaminoringredient.SECTIONII-DEFINITIONSBlowsmeansinshellnutswhichareunusual
4、lylightweightduetoextensivedamagefromphysiologicalfungous,insect,orothercausesandwhichcanberemoved,forexample,mechanicallybyairflow.SECTIONIII-RAWMATERIALREQUIREMENTSA.EnvironmentalSanitationinGrowingandFoodProductionAreas(1)Sanitarydisposalofhumanandanima
5、lwastes.Adequateprecautionsshouldbetakentoensurethathumanandanimalwastesaredisposedofinsuchamannerasnottoconstituteapublichealthorhygienichazard,andextremecareshouldbetakentoprotecttheproductafromcontaminationwiththesewastes.(2)Sanitaryqualityofirrigationw
6、ater.Waterusedforirrigationshouldnotconstituteapublichealthhazardtotheconsumerthroughtheproduct.(3)Animal,plantpestanddiseasecontrol.Wherecontrolmeasuresareundertaken,treatmentwithchemical,biologicalorphysicalagentsshouldbedoneonlyinaccordancewiththerecomm
7、endationsoftheappropriateofficialagency,byorunderthedirectsupervisionofpersonnelwithathoroughunderstandingofthehazardsinvolved,includingthepossibilityoftoxicresiduesbeingretainedbythecrop.B.SanitaryHarvestingandFoodProduction(1)Harvesting.Treenutharvesting
8、proceduresgenerallyincludeshakingthetreesandpickingthenuts1Inconsideringhygienicpracticesfortreenuts,twobasicproductsarerecognized-theinshellnutandthenutmeats-withspecificanddifferenthygieneproblems.Considera