The fumigation process is essential to prevent, treat, and sterilize germs and diseases by fumigation. Agricultural products such as nuts, seeds, dried fruits, and dried vegetables often require fumigation before being distributed for export.
Fumigation is the process of controlling pests or insects by using chemical gases or vapors to kill nuisance organisms that may be present in or on the product. This process is very important to ensure the safety and quality of agricultural products. Fumigation itself comes from English (fume) which means smoke.
Submission of kapok
On Thursday, September 5, 2024 CV Memindo delivered kapok products as many as 48 small bales (25kg) to PT Patriots Sakti Indonesia Depot to carry out the fumigation process to ensure that the product is free from viruses or dangerous germs.
By cooperating with PT Patriots Sakti Indonesia for the fumigation process of export products to be sent to France, the fumigation took 24 hours, At 13:30 kapok 48 bales were put in a 20 feet container, and removed after another 24 hours.
After that CV. Memindo obtained a fumigation certificate from a fumigator or fumigation service provider company, in this case PT Patriots Sakti Indonesia, a fumigation certificate is very important as a requirement for exporting agricultural products, so that it can be confirmed from pest organisms.
Fumigation Process
Fumigation is conducted in a closed room or container that allows the flavoring gas or vapor to permeate all parts of the product, so that the fumigation process can be effective. This method is effective because the gas can reach areas that are difficult to reach by other pest control methods.
Once the fumigation process is complete, the product should be left to ventilate to allow the residual gas to dissipate before the product is packaged or distributed. After that, the kapok products are stacked every 2 bales, and wrapping is done. Then, it can be distributed to EMKL (sea freight forwarder).