Defects in the fresh produce industry can significantly impact the quality, safety, and marketability of fruits and vegetables. Identifying and managing these defects is crucial for maintaining quality and safety, ensuring consumer satisfaction, and minimizing economic losses.
Depending on your license, Clarifruit provides users with access to a default list of defects. This list can be customized by admin users. Defects are associated with a specific produce and grouped into 'Defect Groups'.
Inspection processes generally include a step dedicated to defect reporting:
In this example, the final step of the process, labelled 'Defects', allows the inspector to report produce defects and their types.
The associated standard (shown below) will determine the impact of these defects on the grading of the inspection:
In the example group, you can see various defects and occurrence criteria for determining grades. For instance, considering the number of scar defects, there must be up to 2 for a grade of 'Good.' If there are between 2 and 10 scars, the standard will define it as 'Average.' Beyond 10, the standard defines it as too high and rates it as 'Bad.' For more information on how to interpret the grading criteria, please refer to Understanding Clarifruit's Standard Specifications.
Note that the 'All' category does not necessarily equal the total of the defect values. Instead, the 'All' category should be seen as a number defining the upper limit. In the example group, to receive a grade of 'Good,' the item cannot have both 2 scars and 8 size defects, as their total of 10 exceeds the upper limit of 9 for a 'Good' grade. Similarly, if an inspection detects 2 scars, 7 size defects, and 1 skin defect, the total of these defects goes beyond 9, which is the upper limit for a 'Good' grade.