WE SUPPLY THE FINEST TURKISH SULTANAS ( That produced, packed and delivered in hygienic conditions)

2. Sultanas Raisins
General:
Product information
Packaging
Transport
Container transport
Cargo securing
Risk factors and loss prevention:
Temperature Odor
Humidity/Moisture Contamination
Ventilation Mechanical influences
Biotic activity Toxicity / Hazards to health
Gases Shrinkage/Shortage
Self-heating / Spontaneous combustion Insect infestation / Diseases

3. Product information
Product Name
German Sultaninen
English Sultanas
French Raisins de Smyrne
Spanish Pasas gorronas
Scientific Vitis vinifera
CN/HS number * 0806 20 12
(* EU Combined Nomenclature/Harmonized System)

4. Product description
Sultanas belong to the grapevine family (Vitaceae) and are native to the
Caspian Sea. Currants, sultanas and raisins, including those still on the bunch,
are known collectively as quot;raisins. The difference between these three dried
fruits is explained below:
Sultanas: seedless, large-berried and light
yellow. Larger than currants and smaller
than raisins.
Currants: seedless, small-berried,
purple/black color. Their name derives from
the Greek city of Corinth.
Raisins on the bunch: seeded, large-berried,
generally with stalk.

5. To produce: the grapes are grown on the sultana grapevine. The grapes are
harvested when overripe. They are then either air-dried or increasingly dried in
special drying plants. Most sultanas are bleached, sulfured after drying and
mechanically destalked in order to extend their storage life and prevent
subsequent discoloration. Such treatment must be indicated appropriately on
the packaging. Treatment with vegetable oils is intended to prevent the
sultanas from sticking together.
Due to their very high sugar content, sultanas are very sweet and similar in
flavor to honey.
Quality / Duration of storage
Sultanas should not exhibit any signs of reduced quality, such as mold, rot,
discoloration, maggot or mite infestation, clumps of fruit. Contamination by
dirt etc. must also remain within reasonable limits.

6. Various sources state maximum duration of storage as follows:
Temperature Rel. humidity Max. duration of storage Source
4 - 20°C 60 - 70% 12 months [1]
7°C 50 - 60% 12 months [5]
Intended use
Sultanas are intended to be eaten raw and are used as an ingredient in nut
mixes, bakery products, muesli and desserts.
Figures
Figure 1 Figure 2

7. Countries of origin
This Table shows only a selection of the most important countries of origin and
should not be thought of as exhaustive.
Europe Turkey, Greece, Spain, Cyprus
Africa South Africa
Asia Iran, Afghanistan
America USA, Mexico
Australia Australia

8. Packaging
Raisins are packaged in paperboard cartons or wooden boxes.
When packaged in corrugated or millboard cartons, the product should be
transported on pallets. The packaging size should be so selected that the
dimensions of the individual area modules or area module multiples are
conformed to the conventional pallet sizes (800x1200 mm and 1000x1200
mm) and cargo units may thus be produced.
Transport
Symbols
General cargo Temperature-controlled

9. Means of transport
Ship, truck, railroad
Container transport
Standard containers / refrigerated containers are used, subject to compliance
with lower limits for water content of goods, packaging and container flooring.
Cargo handling
Since the packages are sensitive to impact, appropriate care must be taken
during cargo handling.
In damp weather (rain, snow), the cargo must be protected from moisture,
since this may lead to mold, rot, fermentation and tackiness.

10. Stowage factor
1.35 - 1.56 m³/t (cartons) [1]
1.28 - 1.39 m3/t (boxes) [11]
Stowage space requirements
Cool, dry, good ventilation
Segregation
Marker pen, oil crayon, oiled paper, packing paper
Cargo securing
In order to ensure safe transport, the cargo must be stowed and secured in the
means of transport in such a manner that it cannot slip or shift during transport.
If loss of volume and degradation of quality are to be avoided, the packages
must not be damaged by other articles or items of cargo.

11. Risk factors and loss prevention
RF Temperature
Sultanas require particular temperature, humidity/moisture and possibly
ventilation conditions (SC VI) (storage climate conditions).
The favorable travel temperature range is 4 - 20°C [1].
Chemical reactions proceed very rapidly at temperatures > 25°C. Heat and
pressure cause candying and agglomeration, syrup formation and fermentation
in sultanas.
Heat generally causes the risk of discoloration and hardening and the product
should thus be stowed away from heat sources.
At temperatures < 10°C, mite growth is inhibited.

12. RF Humidity/Moisture
Sultanas require particular temperature, humidity/moisture and possibly
ventilation conditions (SC VI) (storage climate conditions).
Humidity/water
Designation Source
content
Relative 60 - 70% [1]
humidity
50 - 60% [5]
17 - 20% [1]
Water content
14 - 18% [5]
Maximum
equilibrium
65% [1]
moisture
content

13. Sultanas are strongly hygroscopic (hygroscopicity).
Figure 3
Poor drying (water content > 20%) results in mold and the sultanas become
inedible.
At relative humidities > 70%, sultanas become tacky, grow mold and may
support yeast growth. Fermentation may also occur.
At relative humidities < 60%, sultanas become tough and hard.

14. The product must be protected from all forms of moisture (seawater, rain and
condensation water) to prevent mold growth, rotting, fermentation and
tackiness.
In order to prevent wetting of the product by sweat from hold or container
surfaces, it should be protected with dunnage . If a fermentation process is
initiated, it may eventually affect the entire cargo.
RF Ventilation
Sultanas require particular temperature, humidity/moisture and possibly
ventilation conditions (SC VI) (storage climate conditions).
If the product is at quot;shipping drynessquot;, i.e. if there is no risk of degradation by
mold etc. due to water content, ventilation is not required. If this is not the
case, the following ventilation measures should be implemented:
Recommended ventilation conditions: air exchange rate: 6 changes/hour
(airing)

15. RF Biotic activity
Sultanas display 3rd order biotic activity.
They belong to the class of goods in which respiration processes are
suspended, but in which biochemical, microbial and other decomposition
processes still proceed.
RF Gases
No risk.
RF Self-heating / Spontaneous combustion
No risk.

16. RF Odor
Active Sultanas have a slight,
behavior pleasant odor.
Passive Sultanas are highly odor-
behavior sensitive.
RF Contamination
Active Excessive temperatures may
behavior result in the formation of syrup,
which may contaminate other
goods.
Passive Sultanas are extremely
behavior sensitive to contamination.

17. RF Mechanical influences
The packages must be secured appropriately in the hold or container so that
they cannot move during transport. In the case of container transport, it is also
important for the goods to be secured in the door area so that they cannot fall
out of the container when the doors are opened.
RF Toxicity / Hazards to health
Mite infestation may cause gastrointestinal conditions if the product is eaten.
Inhalation of mite dust may cause asthma attacks and frequent contact with
mites may result in skin conditions.
RF Shrinkage/Shortage
The normal weight loss due to a reduction in the moisture content of the
product is approx. 1%.

18. RF Insect infestation / Diseases
Sultanas are very frequently infested by pests.
Under appropriate temperature and humidity conditions, there is a risk of
infestation by maggots, mites, moths (dried fruit moth, meal moth, tobacco
moth) and beetles (sap beetles, sawtoothed grain beetles and flour beetles).
Mite infestation may be determined by examination with a magnifying glass:
mites may be distinguished from crystallized glucose because they are whitish,
slow moving dots. Development from the egg to imago (fully formed insect)
takes approx. 10 days.
A fumigation certificate must be provided.
Source : The Transport Information Service (TIS) from the German Insurance
Association (GDV e.V.)

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