Transparency

Delecta has been IFS Broker accredited since 2011. International Featured Standards (IFS) Broker was created as a standard to ensure the safety and quality of products, filling the gap between production and distribution. The standard checks the engaged parties to ensure that they have implemented appropriate measures in their service so that their suppliers operate in accordance with product safety and quality requirements. Brokers, agents, and importers must also monitor their supplier’s compliance with these issues so that supplied products meet regulatory and contractual specifications.

All our producers are GlobalGAP accredited, which demonstrates their commitment to fruit production in accordance with Good Farming Practices.

Food Safety

Maximum Residue Levels (MRL) for crop protection chemicals

Monitoring of the active ingredients and associated detection levels present on our fruit is done by means of chroma-graphic analysis. All our samples are analysed by SANAS (South African National Accreditation System) accredited laboratories. To remain informed and updated about the legislation regarding chemical pesticides, we regularly refer to the following websites:

(Click below to view the sites)

• EU (European Union)
• Health & Safety Executive (UK pesticides)
• DALRRD (National Department of Agriculture Land Reform and Rural Development)
• Hortgro
• Agri-Intel

Quality

Our aim is to provide the best quality fruit for our discerning customers. We also make it our mission to listen to the needs of our receivers and to supply fruit to each one according to the specifications that they require for their market.

Ensuring the quality of our fruit starts in the orchards and vineyards and continues through the harvesting and packing process and beyond.

To protect our fresh, highly perishable produce, we keep handling to a minimum to prevent potential damages. From the moment we harvest until the fruit is delivered to the shelf for sale, we closely monitor the cold chain to ensure that we deliver top-quality product. In addition, each batch of fruit is assessed for sugar levels, acidity, pressure, colour, maturity, storage potential and residues. For quality assurance, traceability is important for us, and we make sure that each carton of fruit can be traced back to the exact orchard, harvest date, packing date and packer.

Logistics

At Delecta, we do not only grow the best quality fruit, but we also offer a fully integrated logistics service. We understand the demands of shipping fresh fruit and it is our goal to ensure that our shipments are handled as gently and efficiently throughout the entire supply chain.

Delecta Fruit ensures the shortest possible transit time for our fruit. Our fruit is shipped in refrigerated containers which are designed to maintain the cold chain and ensure that our fruit is kept at constant prescribed temperature protocols throughout the journey to our international receivers.

Delecta has Service Level Agreement contracts in place with the major shipping lines contracted to ship our fruit to ensure that our highly perishable product reaches its final destination on time.