Decide the best way to handle contents and inspect. Examples: turn over telescopic cartons and transfer produce left in the lid to the inner during inspection empty produce onto the inspection bench use inspection benches specially designed for particular products (for example, bulbs or tubers that need to be re-bagged) open inner packages, such as bags, linings or wrapping, to inspect produce use proper lighting for commodities, such as advanced nursery stock, that cannot be raised onto inspection benches. When first opening the package, and before handling the produce: inspect the surface of contents for contamination, such as leaves, trash and soil examine the inside of the package for pests and contaminants if bagged, inspect the outside of the bag and in the bag (after tipping). You may use magnification and/or cuts to verify anything you detected during your visual inspection. Apply zero tolerance if you find: soil contaminants, including weed seeds pests, including arthropods and disease. Be alert for the wide variety of symptoms indicating that pest presence, such as: chewed product—insects such as caterpillars soft spots and rots—disease stings—internal feeders holes—borers or weevils webbing—caterpillars such as loopers or leaf rollers speckling on the leaf or blemishes on product—mites, thrips or aphids sticky honeydew and associated sooty mould (fine black mealy bug uneven yellowing of leaf or spots on product—virus rolled leaves—thrips or caterpillars leaf spotting—yellowish, dark brown or black and possibly with yellow halo-bacteria
Decide the best way to handle contents and inspect. Examples: turn over telescopic cartons and transfer produce left in the lid to the inner during inspection empty produce onto the inspection bench use inspection benches specially designed for particular products (for example, bulbs or tubers that need to be re-bagged) open inner packages, such as bags, linings or wrapping, to inspect produce use proper lighting for commodities, such as advanced nursery stock, that cannot be raised onto inspection benches. When first opening the package, and before handling the produce: inspect the surface of contents for contamination, such as leaves, trash and soil examine the inside of the package for pests and contaminants if bagged, inspect the outside of the bag and in the bag (after tipping). You may use magnification and/or cuts to verify anything you detected during your visual inspection. Apply zero tolerance if you find: soil contaminants, including weed seeds pests, including arthropods and disease. Be alert for the wide variety of symptoms indicating that pest presence, such as: chewed product—insects such as caterpillars soft spots and rots—disease stings—internal feeders holes—borers or weevils webbing—caterpillars such as loopers or leaf rollers speckling on the leaf or blemishes on product—mites, thrips or aphids sticky honeydew and associated sooty mould (fine black mealy bug uneven yellowing of leaf or spots on product—virus rolled leaves—thrips or caterpillars leaf spotting—yellowish, dark brown or black and possibly with yellow halo-bacteria
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