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TESCO E!#OPE PEC01&vo1"101 &vocado' loose Class 1 Puerto #ico' 0ra3il' Peru' South &frica' Vene3uela' %en,a' 2uate4ala' 5e6ico' Costa #ica' Colo47ia' $sraeli' 2a47ia' $vor, Coast' Spain' Ecuador' 5ali' Sene8al' (o4inican #epu7lic Ettin8er' Fuerte' ass' Pin9erton Evenl, 8raded' sound' clean fruits. &ll fruit to 7e full, developed :ith a 7ul7ous ;pear; shape

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ass 1 #oundish shape' :ith thic9 :art, s9in. S9in colour chan8es fro4 8reen to purple<7ro:n' :hen full, ripe. Fuerte 1 Pear shaped' :ith sli8htl, elon8ated nec9' has shin, 8reen thin s9in. Scarrin8 can 7e o7vious due to s9in colour. .ec9 len8th should not e6ceed 1<=rd total len8th of the fruit. Ettin8er 1 Pear shaped' :ith sli8htl, elon8ated nec9. .ec9 len8th should not e6ceed 1<=rd total len8th of fruit. Fruit has a s4ooth' thin pale 8reen s9in. Scarrin8 can 7e o7vious due to s9in colour and te6ture. Pin9erton Pear shaped' :ith sli8htl, elon8ated nec9. Fruit has a spine' pale 8reen s9in. The avocados 4ust 7e: $ntact Sound' produce affected 7, rottin8 or deterioration such as to 4a9e it unfit for consu4ption is e6cluded at point of retail. Clean' practicall, free fro4 da4a8e casued 7, pests Free of da4a8e caused 7, lo: te4perature Free of all a7nor4al 4oisture 1 Free of an, forei8n s4ell and<or taste 5aturit, 1 Fruit 4ust 7e full, developed and capa7le of ripenin8 to 8ood eatin8 Aualit,. (r, 5atter content should 7e 4in: ))B Flesh 1 Pale /ello: to (ar9 /ello: dependin8 on (r, 5atter content and oil content. Sli8ht discolouration of vascular tissue :ill 7e tolerated. #ipeness 1 (o not use s9in colour of ass alone as an indication of ripeness.

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Fir4ness 1 #ipe fruit 4a, 7e fir4' or ,ield to 8entle pal4 pressure. (o not use hand pressure alone. Ta9e penetro4eter ?FT&@ readin8s as follo:s: 1 1@ Ta9e 10 fruit rando4l, fro4 10 cases. )@ #e4ove a thin slice of s9in fro4 the area of fruit 7et:een the nec9 and chee9 of the fruit on opposite sides ?this is :here the flesh is at its deepest@. =@ !sin8 D44 flat pro7e and 0 1 )Dl7 penetro4eter' ta9e t:o readin8s per fruit do:n to the indented rin8 on the pro7e. Ta9e the penetro4eter readin8 at an an8le do:n to:ards the top of the stone. E@ Ensure ,ou do not hit the stone. *@ (iscard t:o hi8hest and t:o lo:est readin8s -@ Calculate the avera8e readin8 fro4 the 1- results. F@ .0: &udit co4pliance calculated fro4 individual fruit avera8es. D@ Cut pro7ed fruit to chec9 for pulp discolouration Pressures: Pressure D44 pro7e: 4in. avera8e 1'E 98 4a6 *'0 98 (ependin8 fro4 variet,' pale 8reen to purple<7ro:n !.&CCEPT&0"E (EFECTS ?F#EE OF@: 1 Presence of pest' disease' che4ical residue and other e6traneous 4aterial. 1 Presence of forei8n s4ell<flavour<taints. 1 Presence of dirt or dust. P#O2#ESS$VE (EFECTS: rots 0rea9do:n 4oulds 5&+O# (EFECTS: eav, presence of &nthracnose 5echanical da4a8e ?the defect affect the fruit flesh@ Soft pulp, fruit eav, flesh discolouration 5$.O# (EFECTS: eav, s9in defects ?scarin8' healed lenticels' sun7urn@ G E c4) eav, defects of shape and colour 0ladder, fruits &""OH&0"E (EFECTS: Sli8ht defects of shape and colour Sli8ht s9in defectsC the 4a6i4u4 total area should not e6ceed E c4) Sli8ht discolouration of fruit flesh !.&CCEPT&0"E (EFECTS: 0B

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Tolerance: 10 % by number of avocado conforming to the size immediately below that specified. .<& Case end la7el: date of pac9in8 ?da, J 4onth ?4onth in #o4an .u4erals@@ and a date code nu47er' as follo:s: For C3ech #epu7lic' Slova9ia and un8ar, Pac9ed in Tur9e,: 0001= Pac9ed in Spain: 00011 Pac9ed in 2reece: 00010 Pac9ed in $tal,: 00010 Pac9ed in olland: 0000K Pac9ed in Central Europe: 0000D (eliver, to Tesco (epot E 1 D de8.C "oose &vocado placed in a carton For Poland Pac9ed in Tur9e,: 0001E Pac9ed in Spain: 0001) Pac9ed in 2reece: 00011 Pac9ed in $tal,: 00011 Pac9ed in olland: 0000K Pac9ed in Central Europe: 0000D

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&ll outer cases need to 7e la7elled :ith the follo:in8 infor4ation: Product description' includin8 variet, Si3e e6pressed in 4ini4u4 and 4a6i4u4 :ei8ht .a4e and address of Pri4ar, supplier ?as on deliver, docu4ents@' J na4e of Producer ' if different Countr, of ori8in Count .et Hei8ht (ate of pac9in8 ?da, J 4onth' e.8.: 1st (ece47er I 01<L$$@ (ate code ?000LL@ Class Tracea7ilit, code < "ot .u47er Outer1Case la7el infor4ation 4ust 7e stated in the lan8ua8e of the countr, of sale ?see 8uidance notes on la,out and :ordin8@. Pesticide &pplications: Products 4ust 7e safel, and le8all, produced. Pri4ar, suppliers and (irect Secondar, suppliers 4ust 7e a7le to de4onstrate due dili8ence to ensure products are safel, and le8all, produced. Suppliers 4ust ensure that all ris9s associated :ith the safet, of the product throu8hout production' handlin8' storin8' pac9in8 and deliver, are properl, addressed and that these processes confor4 to relevant specifications and E! re8ulations. Tesco plc has co44itted to ensurin8 that the la7our standards of people :or9in8 for our suppliers' 4eets the relevant international standards 7ased on the $nternational "a7our Or8anisation ?$"O@ conventions. He therefore e6pect all Tesco pri4ar, suppliers to 9no: and co4pl, :ith the le8al reAuire4ents for la7our standards in their countr,' and in turn to co44unicate and affect this further do:n their o:n suppl, chains.