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UNIFORMITY |
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THE CONTENTS OF
EACH PACKAGE MUST BE UNIFORM AND CONTAIN ONLY PRODUCE OF THE SAME ORIGIN,
VARIETY OR COMMERCIAL TYPE, QUALITY AND SIZE. |
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HOWEVER, A MIXTURE
OF LETTUCES AND/OR ENDIVES OF DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT VARIETIES, COMMERCIAL
TYPES AND/OR COLOURS MAY BE PACKED TOGETHER IN A PACKAGE, PROVIDED THEY ARE
UNIFORM IN QUALITY AND, FOR EACH VARIETY, COMMERCIAL TYPE AND/OR COLOUR
CONCERNED, IN ORIGIN. HOWEVER, IN CASE OF THOSE MIXTURES UNIFORMITY IN
SIZE IS NOT REQUIRED. |
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THE VISIBLE PART OF
THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE MUST BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENTIRE CONTENTS. |
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PRESENTATION SHOULD
NOT BE MISLEADING, I.E. CONCEALING IN THE LOWER LAYERS OF THE PACKAGE PRODUCE
INFERIOR IN QUALITY AND SIZE TO THAT DISPLAYED AND MARKED. |
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PACKAGING |
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THE PRODUCE MUST BE
PACKED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO PROTECT IT PROPERLY. IT MUST BE REASONABLY
PACKED HAVING REGARD TO THE SIZE AND TYPE OF PACKAGING, WITHOUT EMPTY |
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PACKAGES MUST BE OF
A QUALITY, STRENGTH AND CHARACTERISTIC TO PROTECT THE PRODUCE DURING TRANSPORT
AND HANDLING. |
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LETTUCES MAY BE
PACKED IN ONE, TWO OR THREE LAYERS. WHEN PACKED IN TWO (OR THREE) LAYERS, LETTUCES
AND CURLED-LEAVED ENDIVES MUST BE PLACED HEART-TO-HEART (IN TWO OF THEM),
UNLESS SEPARATED BY SUITABLE PROTECTIVE MATERIAL E.G. A SHEET OF PAPER
OR THE HEADS ARE WRAPPED OR PACKED SEPARATELY. CURLED-LEAVED ENDIVES,
BROAD-LEAVED (BATAVIAN) ENDIVES AND COS LETTUCES MAY ALSO BE PACKED FLAT |
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THE MATERIALS USED
INSIDE THE PACKAGE MUST BE CLEAN AND OF A QUALITY SUCH AS TO AVOID
CAUSING ANY EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE PRODUCE. THE USE OF MATERIALS, PARTICULARLY
OF PAPER OR STAMPS BEARING TRADE SPECIFICATIONS, IS ALLOWED, PROVIDED THE PRINTING
OR LABELLING HAS BEEN DONE WITH NON‑TOXIC INK OR GLUE. |
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PACKAGES MUST BE
FREE OF ALL FOREIGN MATTER. |
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· CLEAN MATERIALS SHOULD BE USED TO PROTECT THE
PRODUCE FROM FOREIGN MATTER SUCH AS LEAVES, SAND OR SOIL, WHICH COULD
CAUSE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE PRODUCE AND ITS PRESENTATION. A VISIBLE
LACK OF CLEANLINESS IN SEVERAL PACKAGES COULD RESULT IN THE GOODS BEING
REJECTED · NAME OF ILLUSTRATION o
PRESENTATION CLASS I o
MIXED SALADS IN THE
PACKAGE o
NOT SUITABLY PROTECTED o
PRESENTATION IN TWO
LAYERS AND HEART TO HEART o
CURLED-LEAVED ENDIVES
PACKED FLAT o
PACKAGE CONTAINING
BUTTERHEAD LETTUCES PACKED IN FILM BAGS o
“ICEBERG” LETTUCE
WRAPPED IN FILM |
