 The
mangoes packing plant is located in the department
of Piura, 1000Km north of Lima city. This plant
has the capacity to pack 40,000 boxes a day and
has the appropriate installations and equipment
to obtain a product with high standards of quality.
The process begins when each harvested lot is given
a code, which allows us to track the fruit throughout
the productive chain until arrival at the final
consumer. Our information system permits us to track
the fruit in real time.
Once the fruit has arrived in the packing plant
it undergoes an evaluation process made by the
local sanitary authority (SENASA) which evaluates
the phytosanitary quality of the fruit.
Next, the mango receives a disinfection process,
washing and drying and then enters the electronic
calibrator, which sorts the mango based on its
weight, in gauges from 5 to 14. The mango’s
gauge is related to the number of mangoes that
fit in a 4kg. box. For example the 8 gauge refers
to the fact that 8 of those mangoes complete a
box.
Once the mango has been sorted, it is sent to
the packing area. There are three areas: the first
is assigned to the mango whose destination is
Europe, Canada and Hong Kong; the second packing
area is used for the mangoes sent to the United
States and the third one is implemented and certified
for the packing of the organic mango.
The packing process for the United States requires
a hydrothermal treatment. This process consists
of submerging the mango 75 to 90 minutes at a
temperature of 116 ºF. It is done under the
supervision of the sanitary authority of the United
States (APHIS) and the sanitary authority of Peru
(SENASA).
Once the mango is packed in 4Kg boxes, it is
placed in a pallet and then stored in refrigeration
chambers in order to eliminate the internal heat
of the fruit and to improve the standards of conservation
by assuring an appropriate ripeness of the product.
Then, the product is carried to a refrigerated
container to be taken to the port of Paita and
from there to the international markets.
The packing plant of SUNSHINE has the HACCP and
EUREPGAP accreditations as well as a line for
organic products certified by SKAL PERU (Control
Union). These certifications assure the product’s
care, the process’ security, the use of
the appropriate technology and the fulfillment
of the standards of industrial security and social
responsibility. Moreover, we are currently in
the process of obtaining the BASC certification,
an important requirement to access more effectively
the market of the United States.
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