Food Bank Best Practices For the Handling, Storage and Distribution of Fresh Produce.

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Food Bank Best Practices For the Handling, Storage and Distribution of Fresh Produce

Top 3 Food Banking Produce Issues (that will affect quality—especially of already-fragile produce) How you handle it. How you Store it. How you distribute it (FEFO vs. FIFO).

Costly Handling and Storage Mistakes…  Leaving strawberries or mushrooms out of temp for as little as one hour can make them lose anywhere from 1-3 days of shelf life.  Putting tomatoes in a cooler at 35° will actually “kill” the tomato and hasten decay.  Refrigerating bananas stops the ripening process, and accelerates decay.

Very Cold Group (32-38  ) Apples Berries Broccoli Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Corn Grapes Lettuce, and Salad Mix Nectarines Onions, Green Peaches Pears Plums Cold Group (45-50  ) Beans, Snap/Green Cucumbers Grapefruit Honeydew Melons Lemons Onions, Sweet Oranges Okra Peppers, Bell Pineapples Potatoes Squash Watermelons Cool Group (55-65  ) Bananas Onions, bulb Sweet Potatoes Tomatoes

Costly Handling and Storage Mistakes…  Apples put off natural ethylene gas, a ripening agent. Avocados, tomatoes, and bananas will ripen quickly when exposed to ethylene.  Storing ethylene producers with ethylene sensitive produce can make them lose 3-5 days of shelf life every 24 hours.  Bacteria can start growing on bagged salad mix in as little as one hour if not kept properly refrigerated.

Ethylene Sensitive Bananas Beans, Snap/Green Broccoli Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Cucumbers Honeydew Melons Lettuce, Whole/Leaf Okra Onions, bulb Peppers, Bell Squash Sweet Potatoes Watermelons Ethylene Producers Apples Cantaloupe Peaches Pears Plums

Costly Distribution Mistakes  FIFO—First in, First Out is an S.O.P. in most warehouses; however, there are certain instances where it shouldn’t be the normal process: –Food banks receive produce that is typically already compromised. –The FIFO rule should not be used when it comes to fresh produce. –Order of distribution should be determined upon visual inspection at the time of receiving as well as followed up on via inventory quality checks.

FEFO—First Expiring, First Out is the key to quality produce distributions! –FEFO is an inventory management practice for perishable goods that will minimize spoilage. –Using FEFO means that the produce that will expire the soonest needs to leave the warehouse the soonest. –Daily inspection of all produce on hand can help support FEFO decisions.

Donation-to-Distribution Timeline Scenarios

Donation-to-Distribution Timeline Donation Call Put-Away Unloading & Receiving Transport to SMFBA Product Pickup Scenario #1: Product is donated Mon. with 7 days of shelf-life left. 9am Day 1 Monday 11am Day 1 1pm Day 1 2pm Day 1 3pm Day 1 Every red arrow = a critical point in product handling

AllocationOrder Loaded TransportUnloading At Agency Donation-to-Distribution Timeline 8am Day 2 Tuesday Order Pulled & Staged 2pm Day 2 4am Day 3 Wednesday 9am Day 3 10am Day 3 Every red arrow = a critical point in product handling

Client Use Client Put-Away Client Transport Product reaches end user with 3-4 days of shelf-life left Agency Distribution To Clients Donation-to-Distribution Timeline 11am Day 3 12pm Day 3 1pm Day 3 Wednesday ???

Donation-to-Distribution Timeline Donation Call Put-Away Unloading & Receiving Transport to SMFBA Product Pickup Scenario #2: Product is donated Fri. with 7 days of shelf-life left. 9am Day 1 Friday 11am Day 1 1pm Day 1 2pm Day 1 3pm Day 1 Every red arrow = a critical point in product handling

AllocationOrder Loaded TransportUnloading At Agency Donation-to-Distribution Timeline 8am Day 4 Monday Order Pulled & Staged 2pm Day 4 4am Day 5 Tuesday 9am Day 5 10am Day 5 Every red arrow = a critical point in product handling Product is donated Fri. with 7 days of shelf-life left Weekend – 2 Days of Shelf-Life Lost!

Client Use Client Put-Away Client Transport Product reaches end user with 1-2 days of shelf-life left Agency Distribution To Clients Donation-to-Distribution Timeline 11am Day 5 12pm Day 5 1pm Day 5 Tuesday ???

Fresh Produce Quality What’s Acceptable and What is Not

Apples Acceptable BruisingSuperficial Spot Not Acceptable Alternaria Rot Bull’s Eye Rot Blue Mold Gray Mold

Bananas Acceptable BruisingSpeckling Not Acceptable Chill Damage Overripe

Cabbage Acceptable Small Spots on outer leaves Not Acceptable Black Rot Gray Mold

Cantaloupe Acceptable Slight Discoloration Not Acceptable Mold Decay

Carrots Acceptable Spots Odd Shapes Not Acceptable Rot Mold

Lettuce Acceptable Brown Core Not Acceptable Rust Decay Wilted Leaves

Onions (bulb) Acceptable Sprouts Unusual Shape Not Acceptable Bulb Rot Bacterial Soft Rot Sour Skin

Oranges Acceptable Slightly Green Small Spots Not Acceptable Mold Stem End Decay Mold in Navel

Potatoes Acceptable Small Sprouts Odd Lumps Not Acceptable Moldy Cut Green (Solanine) Late Blight

Tomatoes Acceptable Dents Greenish Tint Not Acceptable Moldy Bruise Mold Black Rot

Watermelon Acceptable Yellow Patch Small Spots Not Acceptable Decay Anthracnose

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