What we offers

Eqsas provides a range of services.

Fruit & Vegetable Inspection

Fruit & Vegetable Inspection We carry out quality inspections on fresh fruit and vegetables in the production lines and at location of delivery. We provide our customers with insightful information on the quality and condition of their products.

Joint Surveys

In case a shipment is damaged during transportation, due to, for example, a malfunctioning of the cool unit of a container, the consignment can be claimed by the carrier. A claim notification needs to be send out and a survey needs to be organized; several documents need to be collected and it is important to take all measures necessary to mitigate the losses as much as possible.

Quality Control

Our customized Destination Inspection Services are designed to assess product quality and condition based on declared or agreed-to grade standards. This ensures that fruit and vegetable products meet specific requirements.

The inspection will be carried out based on representative sampling, depending on grower, pack date, size indications, varieties etc. Making of special measuring equipment, we will visually inspect representative samples (boxes) to investigate at least:

The external quality which means:
  • 01 Determination of the kind and proportion of minor and major defects.
  • 02 Determination of the common quality image (strong/weak/suspicious/etc.)
  • 03 Determination of remarks about colour and size if applicable.
The internal quality:
  • 01 The net weight per box.
  • 02 The product temperature.
  • 03 The sugar content (grapes, mandarins, oranges etc.)
  • 04 The firmness (mangoes apples, pears, plums etc.)
  • 05 The expected shelf life of the product.
  • 06 The box, the conditions, the palletizing, presentation, labels etc.
  • 07 Indications
  • 08 Product

Other Services

Eqsas Inspection provide the following produce inspection services:

  • Pre-loading and stowage surveys to produce on containers or vessels..
  • Out-turn surveys to produce being unloaded from vessels or containers..
  • Sampling during loading or unloading..
  • Pulp, storage and transportation temperatures..
  • Pulp, storage and transportation temperatures..
  • Damage Surveys and claim management..
  • Non-delivery, short shipped consignments..
  • Loss mitigation and salvage of damaged cargoes..

What goes on in an Inspection?

Inspectors take notes on arrival for inspection of type of load, where load is located, and any loading statements if needed. Temperatures of product is taken in various locations throughout the load and recorded on note sheets. Representative product sampling from a load is taken. Individual product specimens from the selected samples are inspected for defects. Defects are identified and severity is determined. Individual findings of samples are recorded on note sheet and final calculations of defects are determined. Percentages are calculated and used against an established grade Standard to determine if that grade or percentage of grade has been met. All information in the inspection is recorded on note sheets and reported on reports.