Regulations And Guidelines For The Privatisation Of Internal Marketing Of Cocoa
Storage Sheds
In compliance with Regulation 1 of Cocoa Industry Regulations, 1968, L.I. 598, LBCs shall ensure that:
a. the building is free from all leakage;
b. its floors are dry and properly constructed of cement, concrete, stone or wood,
c. it is provided with sufficient doors and windows to allow adequate ventilation;
d. the inside walls are painted or white-washed and repainted or whitewashed annually or at such other period as the Executive Director, QCD may specify;
e. cocoa is stored on gratings or deckings made with seasoned wood which allows at least three inches air space above the floors;
f. cocoa is stored in such a manner as to allow adequate ventilation and access to all sides of each stack and between the stacks and walls;
g. the building is kept free clear of dust and refuse and the air space beneath the gratings or deckings is free therefrom;
h. the premises are kept free from insects and rodents or grain and other foodstuffs that harbour these pests;
i. substances which may be injurious or deleterious to cocoa in particular cement, kerosene or tar are not kept in a building in which cocoa is stored;
j. empty used bags are kept away from any building in which cocoa is stored;
k. doors and windows are kept open during the day to provide adequate ventilation.
After purchase from the farmer, cocoa;
a. shall not be stored in bags infested with insects;
b. shall be bagged in clean, dry bags of strong and unimpaired texture;
c. shall be inspected, graded and sealed
d. shall not be transported, or loaded onto, or unloaded from vehicles under conditions which may :cause the cocoa to deteriorate or become contaminated by any substance evvhich might injuriously or deleteriously affect the cocoa.
shall be protected from rain, moisture and dust with waterproofmaterials.
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