After the process of drying is complete, cocoa beans shall be remaved cocoa waste (Flat beans, bean cluster, double beans, broken beans, eacoa placenta and ate.) Cocos beans also shall be removed from insect damaged beans and foreign matters. (Rocks, nails, plastics any others particles instead of cocoa waste) Dackagng by recov fie £2008 Sante ane tren mars bn eet Nl (On elas Parole a= a) Cecoa beans shall be packed in bags which are clean. uficiently sttong and properly Sewn or sealed. The bags shall be made of nonsoxic materals, ‘The cocoa beans: shal be storad to avoid contamination by physical and chemical hazards, as well as pests Stored dry cocoa beans are protected from rodents, birds and Other annals, Reused packaging material (gunny saces), shall free from material and any form (ertilzer and chemical) source which are hazardous to health, THE PACKAGING STANDARD OF DRY COCOA BEANS ASIACCORDING TO MALAYSIAN STANDARD MS 293: 2005, Cocos beans ana be packed n naw gunny bape {Sage tnevs shal Be mage ofncr-ioes materia Only nontonc ink oF paint shal be used for marking and shat ot be allowed to come info contact with tne beans. De Tey Tingkat 5,6 & 7, Wisma SEDCO, he Were Coie eT ‘Tel: 088-255320 Fax: 088-239575/253037 THE STORAGE OF DRY COCOA BEANS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PROPER DRY COCOA BEANS STORAGE. = Mok cont 1nd humidity level are not toa high (Moisture ould be checked periodically) = Free trom pests and rodents infestation + Free from contamination with other commodities. (With pepper, rubber, etc) ~ The best cocoa beans packaging practices is packed using the jute bags/gunny sacks. ~The packed dry cocoa beans shall be placed on wooden pallets - Adequate lighting inside the storage (Nat too dark). THE TECHNIQUES OF DRY COCOA STORAGE PLACING AND ARRANGING THE PACKED DRY COCOA BEANS: ~ Storage criteria are Cross arrangement, 2X3. - Wooden grating is used as pallet for storing the bags. = Gap between the pallet and cement floor at least em (To avoid cement moisture absorbed and allowing an air space). - Distanca/Space from store wall to the cocoa bags on the pallet at least S0cm-60cm, These are the necessities for proper and easy handling in the stare LEMBAGA KOKO MALAYSIA fae oa ie eer on Se