This document provides best practices for receiving and storing fresh produce at an online grocery store. It outlines procedures for inspecting and accepting produce upon receipt based on specifications, checking temperatures of refrigerated items, and rejecting produce that does not meet standards. Guidelines are presented for properly storing produce by date, using a first-in-first-out system, maintaining traceability, and protecting from contamination. The effects of ethylene gas on fruit and vegetable storage are also discussed.

1. Online Grocery Store in Indirapuram
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2. Produce Safety
Receiving and Storing
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3. Objectives
At the end of this training session, participants will
be able to:
1. Identify best practices for receiving fresh
produce.
2. Identify best practices for storing fresh produce.
3. Discuss how ethylene gas affects the storage of
fruits and vegetables.
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4. Receiving Produce
• Inspect based on specifications
• Check temperatures for refrigerated produce
• Check produce “best if use by” dates
• Reject produce that does not meet
specifications
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5. Receiving Produce
Receive based on bid specifications
• Size
• Count
• Quality or grade
• Appearance
• Quantity ordered
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6. Receiving Produce
Check temperatures for refrigerated produce,
including fresh-cut produce
• Infrared thermometer
• Probe thermometer
• Clean and sanitize before touching produce
• Do not pierce sealed plastic bags
• Calibrate
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7. Receiving Produce
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8. Receiving Produce
Check dates on fresh-cut produce
• Best if used by date
• Produce quality and appearance should aid in
determining shelf life
• Maximum shelf life based on ideal conditions
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9. Receiving Produce
• Reject if specifications are not met
• Provide staff training
Accepting poor quality affects
eye appeal of fresh fruits and
Vegetables!
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10. Storing Produce
• Date and store immediately
• Use FIFO
• Traceability
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11. Storing Produce
• Refrigerated or dry
• Shelf life
• FIFO
• Protection from contamination
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12. Storing Produce
• Refrigerated storage
• Dry storage
• Room temperature
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13. Storing Produce
Shelf life
• Depends on quality and condition at receiving
• Depends on storage temperature
–Refrigerator
–Dry
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14. Storing Produce
• First In, First Out (FIFO)
• Inventory rotation system
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15. Storing Produce
• Protect from contamination
• Store 6 inches off the floor
• Store above raw meat, poultry, and eggs
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16. Ethylene Gas
Ethylene gas may cause:
• russet spotting of lettuce (brown streaks)
• bitter tasting carrots
• yellowing of broccoli, cucumber, and spinach
• decreased shelf life
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17. Ethylene Gas
• Store fruits and vegetables away from one
another
• Separate refrigerators is ideal, but not always
practical
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18. Refrigeration Temperatures
• Take and record temperatures at least every
24 hours
• Take corrective actions as necessary
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19. Activities and Discussion
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