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0 FLASH GALA™ Quality Manual 2021
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FLASH GALA™
Quality Manual
2021
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Contents FLASH GALA™ MINIMUM INTERNATIONAL QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS AT DESTINATION .......................... 3
FLASH GALA™MINIMUM LOCAL QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS AT DESTINATION ........................................... 4
Colour Chart ............................................................................................................................................. 5
PHOTOS OF SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS AND DEFECTS ............................................................................ 6
1. Colour ................................................................................................................................................... 6
2. Decay .................................................................................................................................................... 7
3. Internal Browning ................................................................................................................................ 8
4. Apple Scab ............................................................................................................................................ 8
5. Bruising ................................................................................................................................................. 9
6. Cracks ................................................................................................................................................. 10
7. Hail Marks .......................................................................................................................................... 11
8. Insect Damage .................................................................................................................................... 12
9. Sunburn .............................................................................................................................................. 13
10. Blemishes ......................................................................................................................................... 14
11. Lenticel Damage ............................................................................................................................... 15
12. Malformations .................................................................................................................................. 16
13. Stem End Russet ............................................................................................................................... 17
14. Retiform Russet ................................................................................................................................ 18
15. Red Russet ........................................................................................................................................ 19
16. Solid Russet ...................................................................................................................................... 20
17. Injuries .............................................................................................................................................. 21
18. Temperature Damage ...................................................................................................................... 22
Packing Manual .......................................................................................................................................... 22
Carton Layout ......................................................................................................................................... 23
Bag Layout .............................................................................................................................................. 23
Fruit Label Layout ................................................................................................................................... 23
Trays ....................................................................................................................................................... 24
Bubble Pad ............................................................................................................................................. 25
Outer Liner Bag ...................................................................................................................................... 25
Corner Boards ........................................................................................................................................ 25
Packing Format ........................................................................................................................................... 26
Presentation ........................................................................................................................................... 26
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Direction ................................................................................................................................................. 26
Box End Label ......................................................................................................................................... 27
GlobalGap Number ................................................................................................................................ 27
Date Code ............................................................................................................................................... 27
Picking Code ........................................................................................................................................... 28
Pallet format .......................................................................................................................................... 29
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FLASH GALA™MINIMUM INTERNATIONAL QUALITY
SPECIFICATIONSAT DESTINATION CHARACTERISTICS
Approved Variety: Bigbucks
Brix: Average of 12% or greater
Colour: Cream‐pale green background, covered by greater than 80% surface colourin a continuous block, where surface
colour is not interrupted by an area of more than 5 cm². Allow tolerance of 10% for fruit with colour interruption greater
than 5 cm². Allow tolerance of 5% for fruit with less than required total surface colour.See Colour Chart of DALRRD A36 no
8 area covered. Intensity “Flash Gala Colour Card” ‐ R8‐R5
Firmness (Pressure): Minimum average 6.5 kg\cm² (14.3 lbs/cm² ) or greater. Minimum average at departure 7.0 kg/
(15.4 lbs/cm²) or greater. Measured with an 11 mm penetrometer
DESCRIPTION OF THE DEFECT AND CLASSIFICATION
May not exceed 1% of sample size as described
o Core Rot
o Decay includes Grey mould, Blue mould, Bull’s Eye rot or any other decay
o Internal Browning
o Scald
o Bitter Pit
May not exceed 3% of sample size as described o Apple Scab also known as Black Spot, Venturia inaequalis or Fusicladiumdendriticum. When
more than three spots of 2 mm diameter on a single fruit o Lenticel Damage: When more than two spots greater than 1 mm diameter on a single fruit o Bruising — major: When flesh is discoloured
o Cracks — major: Open cracks showing the flesh of the apple
o Hail Marks — major: When skin is injured, or flesh is discoloured o Insect Damage — major: Fresh unhealed damage or when skin penetration results in flesh
discolouration or with evidence of excrement o Skin Penetrations such as stalk or mechanical injuries: Major any skin penetration, healed or
otherwise.
o Sunburn — major: When flesh is discoloured
TOTAL MAJOR + MAJOR 3% MAY NOT EXCEED 3% OF SAMPLE SIZE
Blemishes such as scars, scratches, rub marks and frost injury: When a single mark is more than 20 mm long and a total area greater than 1 cm² on a single fruit
Bruising — minor: When total bruised area per apple is greater than 1 cm²
Chemical Burn: When surface colour is affected
Stem end cracks — minor: Light healed cracks around greater than half of stem end basin
Dirty fruit: Fruit must be clean but dust allowed in lower halves of stem and calyx ends
Hail Marks — minor: any visible hail mark.
Insect Damage— minor: When superficial mark (no skin penetration) with an area greater than 3 mm
Malformations: When malformations more than 10 mm on a single fruit
Net like russet: When rough to touch and surface colour is affected
Russet: When extended outside the stem end and calyx basin
Sunburn — minor: When surface colour is affected
TOTAL MAJOR 1% & 3% + MINOR DEFECTS MAY NOT EXCEED 10% OF SAMPLE SIZE (EG.
3% MAJOR + 7% MINOR)
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FLASH GALA™MINIMUM LOCAL QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS AT
DESTINATION CHARACTERISTICS
Approved Varieties: Bigbucks
Brix: Average of 11% or greater
Colour: Cream‐pale green background, covered by greater than 80% surface colour in a continuous block, where surface
colour is not interrupted by an area of more than 5 cm². Allow tolerance of 10% for fruit with colour interruption greater
than 5 cm² Allow tolerance of 10% for fruit. With less than required total surface colour. See Colour Chart of DALRRD A36
no 8 area covered. Intensity “Flash Gala Colour Card” ‐ R8‐R5
Firmness (Pressure): Minimum average 6.3 kg\cm² (14 lbs/cm²) or greater at source. Measured with an 11 mm
penetrometer
DESCRIPTION OF THE DEFECT AND CLASSIFICATION
May not exceed 2% of sample size as described
o Core Rot
o Decay includes Grey mould, Blue mould Bulls Eye rot or any other decay
o Internal Browning
o Scald
o Bitter Pit May not exceed6% of sample size as described
o Apple Scab also known as Black Spot, Venturia inaequalis or Fusicladiumdendriticum. When more than three spots of 2 mm diameter on a single fruit
o Lenticel Damage: When more than two spots greater than 1 mm diameter on a single fruit o Bruising — major: When flesh is discoloured
o Cracks — major: Open cracks showing the flesh of the apple
o Hail Marks — major: When skin is injured, or flesh is discoloured o Insect Damage — major: Fresh unhealed damage or when skin penetration results in flesh
discolouration or with evidence of excrement o Skin Penetrations such as stalk or mechanical injuries: When two marks greater than 3 mm
diameter on a single fruit.
o Sunburn — major: When flesh is discoloured, No secondary burn allowed
TOTAL MINOR MAY NOT EXCEED 12%OF SAMPLE SIZE
Blemishes such as scars, scratches, rub marks and frost injury: When a single mark is more than 15 mm long and a total area greater than I cm² on a single fruit
Bruising — minor: When total bruised area per apple is greater than 15mm
Chemical Burn: When surface colour is affected
Stem end cracks — minor: Light healed cracks of 1mm wide to 5mm long (if dry) allowed
Dirty fruit: Fruit must be clean but dust allowed in lower halves of stem and calyx ends Hail Marks — minor: When more than three light marks less than 3 mm diameter on a single fruit and
no more than 1 mm depth. Insect Damage— minor: When superficial mark (no skin penetration) with an area greater than 3 mm
Malformations: When malformations more than 20 mm on a single fruit
Net like russet: A37 no4
Russet: A31 no 10
Sunburn — minor: Yellow allowed – PLD Colour no 4 – No second burn
TOTAL MAJOR 2% & 6% + MINOR DEFECTS MAY NOT EXCEED COMBINED
DEFECTS 12% OF SAMPLE SIZE
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Colour Chart
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PHOTOS OF SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS AND DEFECTS
1. Colour Colour: Cream‐pale green background, covered by greater than 80% surface colour in a continuous block,
where surface colour is not interrupted by an area of more than 5 cm². Prints R7 & R8 should be packed
separately.
Tolerance for 10% of fruit with colour interruption greater than 5 cm².
Tolerance for 6% of fruit with less than the required total surface colour.
Example of fruit with 80% colour with right intensity. The other side has to be better.
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Method for assessing the 80% block by holding the fruit upright, not from the ends or angled.
2. Decay MAJOR DEFECT‐ All decay, including Blue mould, Grey mould, Gloeosporium & Bull's eye rot and
other fungal developments.
Decay — Major defect
Fusi – Major defect
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3. Internal Browning MAJOR DEFECT
Internal browning— major defect
4. Apple Scab Also known as Black Spot, Venturia inaequalis or Fusicladium dendriticum.
MAJOR DEFECT ‐ More than three spots of 2 mm diameter on a single fruit.
More than three spots —major defect
Three spots or less — within tolerance
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5. BruisinMAJOR DEF
MINOR DEF
ng FECT When
FECT When
flesh is disc
greater tha
coloured
n 1 cm²
Flesh is
Flesh is
Great
discoloure
s discoloure
ter than 1 c
ed — majo
ed — majo
cm²—mino
r defect
or defect
or defect
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6. Cracks MAJOR DEFECT Open cracks showing the flesh of the apple
MINOR DEFECT Light healed cracks more than half of calyx basin
Open cracks — major defect
Light cracks less than half of calyx basin — within tolerance
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7. Hail MMAJOR DEF
MINOR DEF
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Hail marks
L
L
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8. Insect Damage MAJOR DEFECT ‐ When skin penetration by insect pest results in flesh discolouration
MINOR DEFECT ‐ Superficial mark (no skin penetration) with an area greater than 3 mm
Skin penetration and flesh discoloured — major defect
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B
9. SunbuMAJOR DEF
MINOR DEF
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Blush is aff
urn FECTWhen f
FECT When
scoloured —
fected — m
flesh is disco
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— major de
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10. Blemishes E.g. scars, scratches, rub marks and frost injury
MINOR DEFECT ‐ When a single mark is more than 20 mm long and a total area greater than 1 cm² on a
single fruit
Greater than 20 mm or 1 cm² — minor defect
Under 20 mm long — within tolerance
Under 1 cm² — within tolerance
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M
T
O
11. LentMINOR DEF
More than
Two lentice
OUT FOR EX
icel DamFECT ‐ More
n two lentic
el damage
XPORT
mage e than two s
cel damage
d spots —
spots greate
ed spots —
within tole
er than 1 m
— minor de
erance
m diamete
fect
r on a singlee fruit.
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formatioFECT ‐ Malfo
ons ormations m
more than 1
10 mm on a
F—
single fruit
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t
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al more thaan 10 mm
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13. StemMINOR DEF
Russet exte
than pictur
E= export,
OUT
E
L
L
m End RuFECT –Expor
ends beyo
re 10 – A31
L=local, X=
usset rt: When ex
nd basin —
1.
=out
E
L
L
xtended bey
— minor de
yond the ste
efect – Expo
for
E
x
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em end or c
ort: more t
calyx basin
that pictur
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re 4 – A31, Local mor
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form Rus
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15. Red MINOR DEF
Russet FECT – ALL OOUT for EXPPORT
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1
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16. SolidMAJOR DEF
MINOR DEF
ALL OUT fo
d Russet FECT – Whe
FECT – For L
r EXPORT
en the russe
LOCAL if it d
et is ROUGH
does not aff
H on >5% of
fect the gen
surface or S
neral appear
SMOOTH o
rance on th
n >20% of t
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the surface
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17. InjurMAJOR DEF
ries FECT – Any broken skinn
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Fruit LabRed colour
Bag Layo1.5 Kg 205m
1Kg 190mm
Layout ack
lying to the qu
bel Layo(Pantone 1
out mm bag
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Labelling – 9
Boxes
Loose – MK4
Bags ‐ none
Trays
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Liner Bag
25μm polyet
Presentation
Even colour
Directional
PLU facing
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the diffe
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other tradem
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for export
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require
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and loca
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6: DCA plus S
7: DCA
8: RA‐SmartF
9: CA‐SmartF
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Code
odes:
fruit – Apple
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Fresh
Fresh
reated fruit
es: about 1/3
3 to 1/2 of th
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