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A2.4 SAFFRON CLEANINGIn Western Macedonia, after drying and before packaging, all foreignparts that are eventually still present are removed by hand. In order toremove any existing metal objects, special magnet-equipped machineryis applied. In Castile-La Mancha, the producers remove stamens andother flower parts that could eventually be present, by hand. In Sardinia,after completion of the drying procedure, saffron is kept in sealed metalcontainers before packaging.128