Packhouses

The following KVH Protocols and requirements are in place to minimise the biosecurity risks associated with harvest and packing.

• KVH Protocol: Harvest, packing and reject fruit
• KVH Protocol: Fruit bins
• KVH Protocol: Disposal options
• KVH Policy: Packhouse audit and non-compliance
• KVH Packhouse Psa/biosecurity risk management plan systems audit report

An increasing amount of kiwifruit is loaded direct into shipping containers. Postharvest operators assisting to ensure all containers are free of contaminants will minimise the risk of introducing unwanting organisms that are not currently present in New Zealand.

• KVH Information Sheet: Kiwifruit sea containers

Processors

The following KVH Protocols and requirements are in place to minimise the biosecurity risks associated with the transport and handling of reject fruit.

• KVH Protocol: Processors 
• KVH Processors Psa risk management audit report

All kiwifruit processors, defined as "a business that processes kiwifruit products and prepares those products for market", must register with KVH. Please complete the registration form or call KVH on 0800 665 825.

Processor Registration Form

Growers and post-harvest suppliers should only supply kiwifruit for processing to KVH registered processors. Please contact KVH if you wish to supply kiwifruit to a processor that does not appear on the list below.

KVH Registered Processors