As mungbeans are a food-grade commodity and supplied to often sensitive export and domestic markets, it is crucial for all participants in the supply chain to adopt the highest standards of hygiene and food safety.
Australia has a peerless reputation for delivering high quality and safely produced mungbeans, and this is underpinned by important procedures and documents including the Commodity Vendor Declaration and AMA Code of Hygienic Practice.
The Commodity Vendor Declaration is available from the AMA and its completion by growers is crucial to ensure accurate knowledge of chemical treatments is recorded and information supplied to purchasers. The CVD provides details about the chemicals used on the crop, the application rate and date, and other relevant information, acting as a risk management tool for all parties involved in the supply chain.
Processors, transporters and growers should also adhere to the AMA Code of Hygienic Practice, a brief document highlighting important procedures to be followed in producing, storing and transporting mungbeans.
Together these measures help inform and protect all involved in the production and delivery of safe, high quality mungbeans to Australia’s export and domestic customers.
