PRE-INTAKE INSPECTION


ORDER DETAILS



CONTAINER/ TRUCK /VEHICLE CHECKS

Delivery Vehicle Registration number:
Truck / Vehicle:
Fully Enclosed and weather-proof:
Container Seal Unbroken:
Other non-food products
Pallet in clean and in good condition
Signs of Infestation and pests
Free form foreign objects
Free from odours
Docummentation received


INITIAL QUALITY INSPECTION BEFORE OFF-LOAD

Specification COA Intake Evaluation Comment
Visible Insect Infestation Non live insects; minimal webbing
Mould/ Rot ≤0.5% by volume
Foreign Matter (leaves, sticks, stones) ≤0.5% by volume
Moisture (shell feel) Dry to touch
Texture
Physical Contamination Non-Visible
Infestation
Foreign matter
Intake inspector/ QC Name & Signature
Delivery Vehicle Driver Name & Signature


Use an appropriate sampling tool (e.g. trier or probe) to collect representative sample (minimum 6 kg per load).
Composite sample for further testing.

Specification COA Intake Inspection Comment
Free Fatty Acids <0.5%
Peroxide Value <3 meq/kg OIL
Moisture Content ≤15%
(>13.5% → Reject or Dry Immediately)
Nut Count & Kernel Recovery (Cracking & sieving)(Premium Kernel Delivered) Min 25% Kernel Recovery
(Alert <20%)
Immature Nuts (Manual crack-out) ≤5%
(>10% → Reject or Downgrade)
Mould (internal)/Old (Crack-out & visual exam) ≤1% kernels with internal mould
(>2% → Reject or hold)
Early Stinkbug (Small pale spot or brown lesion on the kernel surface; Surface texture might be slightly roughened or wrinkled) ≤2% by weight or ≤3 kernels
Late Stinkbug (Large black or dark brown patches on the kernel; Visible feeding scars or discoloured streaks can appear across the kernel) 0% — Not permitted
Germination (Radicle emergence; split kernel [open at the hilum or base]; discolouration [dull white/ translucent]; texture change [rubbery, soft, chalky]; Smell [Musky, fermentation-like, grassy].) 0 germinated kernels
Nut Borer – On Shell (Small entry hole; frass deposits [fine powdery material close to entry points]; presence of larvae [emerging from shell or inside]) ≤2% damaged
(>5% → Reject/hold)
Nut Borer – On Kernel (Discolouration [Brown, black, or mouldy patches] ; tunnels [Chewed cavities or boreholes]; frass [Brown, gritty insect excrement]; larvae [White to light pink caterpillar]; deformed kernels) ≤2% damaged
(>5% → Reject/hold)
Aflatoxin (refer to COA)(B1, B2, G1, G2) <10 ppb total aflatoxins
(>10 ppb → Reject or quarantine)
Pest / Insect Damage (Visual) ≤2% damaged (>5% → Reject/hold)
Presence of Floaters <2–3%
Colour (shell & kernel) (Discolouration)(Dark kernel Delivery) Shell: Brown to greyish-brown; Kernel: Creamy white to light yellow
Smell / Odour No sour, rancid, or mouldy smell
Nut Size / Uniformity Buyer specification, e.g. 18–22mm
Style 0 Not applicable
Style 1 20mm round hole
Style 1S 16mm round hole
Style 2 Blend of a minimum of 50% Wholes and the remainder being mainly Halves
Style 3 Blend of a minimum of 15% Wholes and the remainder being mainly Halves
Style 4 14mm round hole
Style 4L Not applicable
Style 5 12mm round hole
Style 6 8mm round hole
Style 7 6mm round hole
Dust % Not applicable
Shell
Weight of product before drying
Weight of product after drying
Total Moisture loss

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