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SHALLOTS ARE
CLASSIFIED IN TWO CLASSES, AS DEFINED BELOW: |
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CLASS I |
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SHALLOTS IN THIS
CLASS MUST BE OF GOOD QUALITY. THEY MUST BE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VARIETY. |
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· THE
BULBS MUST BE: o
FIRM AND COMPACT; o
PRACTICALLY FREE OF ROOT TUFTS. HOWEVER, FOR GREY
SHALLOTS, ROOT TUFTS SHALL BE ALLOWED. |
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· THE
FOLLOWING SLIGHT DEFECTS, HOWEVER, MAY BE ALLOWED, PROVIDED THESE DO NOT
AFFECT THE GENERAL APPEARANCE OF THE PRODUCE, THE QUALITY, THE KEEPING
QUALITY AND PRESENTATION IN THE PACKAGE: o
A SLIGHT DEFECT IN SHAPE; o
A SLIGHT DEFECT IN COLOURING; o
SUPERFICIAL CRACKS IN, AND PARTIAL ABSENCE OF,
THE OUTER SKINS, PROVIDED THE FLESH IS PROTECTED. |
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· THE
ILLUSTRATIONS OF DEFECTS IN CLASS I ARE LAID OUT IN THE TABLE BELOW. |
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CLASS II |
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THIS CLASS INCLUDES
SHALLOTS THAT DO NOT QUALIFY FOR INCLUSION IN CLASS I BUT SATISFY THE MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED ABOVE. |
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SHALLOTS IN THIS
CLASS MUST BE OF REASONABLE QUALITY, AND ARE SUITABLE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. |
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· THE
FOLLOWING DEFECTS MAY BE ALLOWED, PROVIDED THE SHALLOTS RETAIN THEIR
ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS AS REGARDS THE QUALITY, THE KEEPING QUALITY AND
PRESENTATION: o
DEFECTS IN SHAPE; o
DEFECTS IN COLOURING; o
HEALED MECHANICAL DAMAGE; o
SLIGHT BRUISING; o
SLIGHT MARKING CAUSED BY PESTS OR DISEASES; o
CRACKS IN THE OUTER SKINS AND PARTIAL ABSENCE OF
THE SKINS OVER A MAXIMUM OF ONE THIRD OF THE BULB’S SURFACE, PROVIDED THE
FLESH IS NOT DAMAGED; ROOT TUFTS. |
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· THE
ILLUSTRATIONS OF DEFECTS IN CLASS II ARE LAID OUT IN THE TABLE BELOW: |
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· NAME
OF ILLUSTRATION o
PRACTICALLY WITHOUT ROOT TUFTS o
DEFECTS IN COLOURING o
CRACKS IN THE OUTER SKIN o
HEALED MECHANICAL DAMAGE o
BRUISING o
MARKING CAUSED BY PESTS OR DISEASES |
