chain of custody · last verified link 2026-05-25 07:51 UTC · NVWA Rotterdam | example trace · lot 2026-W21-CAI-RTM-0027 · organic strawberry · 5,200 kg
LO Leena Organica / public lot register
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Register · Chain of custody

Chain of custody · seven verified links, named auditors, dated documents.

Every Leena Organica lot moves through seven custody links. Each link is verified by a named human at a named organisation, against a named document. The chain below shows the worked example for lot 2026-W21-CAI-RTM-0027 — the strawberry lot featured on the register homepage.

chain length · 7 links verifiers involved · 6 organisations elapsed end-to-end · 62h 41m documents on file · 11
§ trace · 2026-W21-CAI-RTM-0027
Chain complete · 7 of 7 links verified
01 · Field block, El-Sherbiny family farm 2026-05-19 · 09:00 EET · audit observation visit
Field block B-14, Itay El-Baroud, Beheira. 14.2 ha under EU 2018/848 + Demeter. Pre-harvest audit observation hosted on-site, Control Union senior auditor Hadeer Mostafa walked plot perimeter, took soil and leaf samples, reviewed input log B14-IL-2026-Q2 (no synthetic NPK, no glyphosate, fertiliser: composted manure, regimen approved).
Hadeer Mostafa
Control Union · senior auditor EG-04 · CU-EG-2026-188
CU-EG-2026-188 · audit observation note 19/05 →
02 · Harvest window 2026-05-23 · 04:40 → 09:10 EET
Hand-picked, 22 pickers, picker IDs P0118P0139. Field crate codes FC-B14-001 through FC-B14-800. SMETA-audited workforce, day rate EGP 280 + meal, recorded in pack-house ledger PR-WN02-26-W21. Field-to-pre-cool 2h 12min. First pulp temp at pre-cool: +14.8 °C, target reached +4 °C in 47 min (forced-air pre-cool unit Carrier ColdMax-2).
Mouneer Rabie
Sourcing & agronomy lead · Leena Organica Egypt
Harvest log B14-HV-2026-W21 →
03 · Pack-house WN-02, Wadi Natrun 2026-05-23 · 11:24 → 18:55 EET
BRCGS Food v9 grade A pack-house. SMETA 4-pillar audited 2025-12-08 (Intertek SMT-EG-WN02-25, no critical findings, two minor closed 2026-02-14). 800 trays packed against PO VBF-NL-2026-0312 for Vandenberg Fresh B.V. Metal detection pass, weight check pass, label cross-check against EU 1169/2011 (allergen: none declared).
Aya El-Sayed
QA shift lead · Pack-house WN-02
BRC-WN02-2026-Q1 · SMT-EG-WN02-25 →
04 · Residue panel, Eurofins NL 2026-05-24 · sample drawn 2026-05-23 06:10 EET · report issued 2026-05-24 22:18 CET
Independent sample drawn at Itay El-Baroud by Eurofins field rep Karim Bahgat, 2 kg composite from 14 trays across the lot. Shipped under EF-EG-NL-CC-44912 cold-chain. Tested at Eurofins NL lab in Heerenveen against EU 396/2005 MRL list, 487 actives (GC-MS, LC-MS-MS). Result: every active below the limit of quantification. Sample retained 12 months for re-test.
Dr. Marieke de Vries
Eurofins Scientific NL · lab director · ISO/IEC 17025
Eurofins report EU-NL-44912 →
05 · Reefer load & gate-out, Alexandria 2026-05-23 · 22:14 UTC · MSC vessel MSC ANGELA voyage M2126
Container MSCU-7184302, reefer setpoint +4.0 °C, vent 25 m³/h, RH 90%. Pre-trip inspection (PTI) reefer report PTI-MSC-44213 filed. Sensitech logger RY-44213 placed at door and middle of stack. Seal ALY-SL-264418 applied by terminal officer Tarek Younis. Customs clearance Egypt EG-CU-2026-44781.
Tarek Younis
Customs & gate officer · Alexandria El-Dekheila terminal
PTI-MSC-44213 · seal ALY-SL-264418 →
06 · Atlantic-Med crossing & cold-chain log 2026-05-23 22:14 UTC → 2026-05-25 07:51 UTC · 33h 37m
Reefer data integrity check, Sensitech RY-44213: 1,247 data points at 2 min intervals. Mean +3.8 °C, max +5.4 °C (during ALY → Algeciras leg, 2026-05-24 06:20 UTC, 14 min above +5.0 °C, within +2 / +6 °C spec, no excursion declared). Zero open-door events. Vessel reefer plug status: continuous. Container handover at Rotterdam Maasvlakte ECT terminal, plug-in 2026-05-25 06:08 UTC.
Sensitech CCM platform
Automated data attestation · device RY-44213 · cryptographic chain-of-custody
Reefer trace RY-44213 (1,247 points) →
07 · NVWA clearance & receiver handover, Rotterdam 2026-05-25 · 07:51 UTC
Plant passport NL-0061-4129 issued by NVWA inspector Joost Vermeulen at Maasvlakte. Seal ALY-SL-264418 verified intact. Visual quality inspection by Vandenberg Fresh B.V. receiver Karin Bakker: 800/800 trays accepted, count match, no spoilage, no condensation damage. Lot file published 2026-05-25 09:18 UTC and made publicly viewable on this register.
Joost Vermeulen
NVWA · plant health inspector · NL-0061
Plant passport NL-0061-4129 · receiver POD →
Worked example only

This is the chain for one published lot. Every lot in the register follows the same seven-link structure. Open any lot file from the register or commodity index to read its chain.

§ audit calendar · upcoming & past 90 days
visible windows for buyer observation
Date (planned / done) Auditor Scope Farm / pack-house Reference Observation slots Status
2026-06-04 Control Union · Hadeer Mostafa Demeter scope extension · herbs Wadi Natrun · El-Mahmoudia hydroponics CU-EG-2026-201 (pending) 2 of 3 open Scheduled
2026-06-11 Intertek · Ahmed Saqr SMETA 4-pillar re-audit · pack-house WN-02 Wadi Natrun · pack-house WN-02 SMT-EG-WN02-26 (pending) 3 of 3 open Scheduled
2026-06-22 TUV Nord · Frank Müller BRCGS Food v9 surveillance · IQF line NB-04 Nubaria · pack-house NB-04 TN-EG-44-surveillance 2 of 2 open Scheduled
2026-05-19 Control Union · Hadeer Mostafa Pre-harvest visit · block B-14 Beheira · El-Sherbiny family farm CU-EG-2026-188 obs.note 1 buyer attended Closed · published
2026-04-22 Eurofins NL · Karim Bahgat Surprise sample · medjool Siwa · Helal grove EU-NL-44712 n/a (surprise) Closed · pass
2026-04-08 NVWA · Joost Vermeulen Plant passport audit · NL operator Haarlem office NL-OPR-04-2026 n/a (NL only) Closed · valid 36mo
2026-03-02 Control Union · senior team · 3 auditors Annual organic + Demeter audit · all EG farms 46 farms · 6 pack-houses CU-EG-2026-188 2 buyers attended Closed · published

To request a buyer observation slot at a scheduled audit, use the audit observation request form. Slots fill in order received; 14 days notice required for farm visits.

§ origin regions · 46 partner farms · 11 governorates
organisations on file →
Nile delta · north

Beheira

  • El-Sherbiny family farm · Itay El-Baroud · strawberry, herbs
  • El-Tawfik co-op · Damanhour · green bean
  • Saqr Brothers · Kafr El-Dawar · molokhia
Western desert · reclamation

Nubaria

  • El-Khattab co-op · 84 ha · artichoke, okra
  • Salah Hegazi farms · 22 ha · pomegranate
Eastern delta · canal zone

Ismailia · Sharqia

  • Abu Khalil farm · Ismailia · green bean, mango
  • Hassanein farms · Bilbeis · molokhia
  • El-Sayed orchards · Sharqia · mango
Middle Egypt · valley

Minya · Assiut

  • Saqr co-op · Mallawi, Minya · okra
  • Abd El-Latif orchards · Manfalout, Assiut · pomegranate
Western oasis

Siwa

  • 4 family palmeries · medjool date jumbo & large
Upper Egypt

Aswan · Qena

  • Edfu drying co-op · Aswan · hibiscus, dried herbs
  • Helal grove · Kom Ombo · medjool date
  • Qena herb co-op · 7 villages · molokhia, dill
Wadi Natrun · pack hubs

Wadi Natrun

  • Pack-house WN-02 · BRCGS Food v9 grade A
  • El-Mahmoudia hydroponics · 3 partner farms · fresh herbs
Fayoum oasis

Fayoum

  • Tunis village herb growers · 4 family farms · mint, basil
  • Sennouris co-op · 11 smallholders · molokhia, dill
NL · supplier hubs

Netherlands

  • HZPC Holland · Joure · Spunta seed
  • Agrico U.A. · Emmeloord · Hermes seed
  • Rijk Zwaan · De Lier · hybrid veg seed
  • Netafim NL · Hengelo · drip irrigation
  • Priva B.V. · De Lier · climate control
  • CSK Food Enrichment · Wageningen · dairy starters