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DESCRIPTION |
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PREPARED FROM
WASHED, SOUND AND MATURE RIPE GRAPEFRUIT (CITRUS PARADISE MACFADYEN),
MANDARIN ORANGES (CITRUS RETICULATE BLANCO, INCLUDING ALL THE SUITABLE
COMMERCIAL VARIETIES FOR CANNING), SWEET ORANGE VARIETIES (CITRUS SINENSIS
(L.), OSBECK, INCLUDING ALL THE SUITABLE COMMERCIAL VARIETIES FOR CANNING) OR
PUMMELO (CITRUS MAXIMA MERR. OR CITRUS GRANDIS (L.)). |
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PACKED WITH WATER
OR OTHER SUITABLE LIQUID PACKING MEDIUM, SUGARS AS DEFINED IN THE STANDARD
FOR SUGARS (CODEX STAN 212-1999), HONEY AS DEFINED IN THE STANDARD FOR HONEY
(CODEX STAN 12-1981), SUITABLE SPICES OR FLAVOURING INGREDIENTS APPROPRIATE
TO THE PRODUCT. |
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PROCESSED BY HEAT,
IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER, BEFORE OR AFTER BEING HERMETICALLY SEALED IN A
CONTAINER, SO AS TO PREVENT SPOILAGE. BEFORE PROCESSING, THE FRUIT SHALL HAVE
BEEN PROPERLY WASHED AND PEELED AND THE MEMBRANE, SEEDS AND CORE AND FIBRE
STRANDS ORIGINATING FROM ALBEDO OR CORE, SHALL HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY
REMOVED FROM THE SECTIONS. |
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COLOUR TYPES
(CANNED GRAPEFRUIT OR CANNED PUMMELO ONLY) |
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WHITE – PRODUCED
FROM WHITE-FLESHED GRAPEFRUIT OR PUMMELO. |
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PINK – PRODUCED
FROM PINK OR RED-FLESHED GRAPEFRUIT OR PUMMELO. |
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PALE YELLOW –
PRODUCED FROM PALE YELLOW FLESHED PUMMELO. |
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· DESIGNATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SIZE o
UNIFORM SINGLE SIZE § “LARGE” – 20 OR LESS WHOLE SEGMENTS PER 100 G OF
DRAINED FRUIT. § “MEDIUM” – 21 TO 35 WHOLE SEGMENTS PER 100 G OF
DRAINED FRUIT. § “SMALL” – 36 OR MORE WHOLE SEGMENTS PER 100 G OF
DRAINED FRUIT. § SINGLE SIZES SHALL ALSO MEET THE UNIFORMITY
REQUIREMENTS § MIXED SIZES – A MIXTURE OF TWO OR MORE SINGLE
SIZES. |
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ESSENTIAL
COMPOSITION AND QUALITY FACTORS |
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BASIC INGREDIENTS
CITRUS FRUIT AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2 AND LIQUID PACKING MEDIA APPROPRIATE TO
THE PRODUCT. |
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PACKING MEDIA IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES ON PACKING MEDIA FOR CANNED FRUITS (CAC/GL
51-2003). |
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OTHER PERMITTED
INGREDIENTS (CANNED GRAPEFRUIT ONLY) SPICES. |
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QUALITY CRITERIA
THE PRODUCT SHALL HAVE COLOUR, FLAVOUR, ODOUR AND TEXTURE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE
PRODUCT. |
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COLOUR THE COLOUR
SHALL BE TYPICAL OF FRUIT WHICH HAS BEEN PROPERLY PREPARED AND PROPERLY
PROCESSED. THE LIQUID PACKING MEDIUM SHALL BE REASONABLY CLEAR EXCEPT WHEN IT
CONTAINS FRUIT JUICE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE GENERAL STANDARD FOR FRUIT JUICES
AND NECTARS (CODEX STAN 247-2005). |
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FLAVOUR CANNED
GRAPEFRUIT, CANNED MANDARIN ORANGES, CANNED SWEET ORANGE VARIETIES AND CANNED
PUMMELO SHALL HAVE A NORMAL FLAVOUR AND ODOUR FREE FROM FLAVOURS OR ODOURS
FOREIGN TO THE PRODUCT. CANNED GRAPEFRUIT WITH SPECIAL INGREDIENTS SHALL HAVE
A FLAVOUR CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT IMPARTED BY THE GRAPEFRUIT AND THE OTHER
SUBSTANCES USED. |
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TEXTURE THE TEXTURE
SHALL BE REASONABLY FIRM AND CHARACTERISTIC FOR THE CANNED PRODUCT AND
REASONABLY FREE FROM DRY CELLS OR FIBROUS PORTIONS AFFECTING THE APPEARANCE
OR EDIBILITY OF THE PRODUCT. WHOLE SEGMENTS SHALL BE PRACTICALLY FREE FROM
SIGNS OF DISINTEGRATION |
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WHOLENESS FOR
CANNED GRAPEFRUIT, CANNED PUMMELO OR CANNED SWEET ORANGE VARIETIES ONLY – IN
THE STYLE OF WHOLE SECTIONS OR SEGMENTS, NOT LESS THAN 50% BY WEIGHT OF
DRAINED FRUIT SHALL BE IN WHOLE SEGMENTS. |
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UNIFORMITY OF SIZE
FOR CANNED MANDARIN ORANGES (WHOLE SEGMENT STYLE – SINGLE SIZES ONLY) – IN
THE 95%, BY COUNT, OF UNITS (EXCLUDING BROKEN SEGMENTS) THAT ARE MOST UNIFORM
IN SIZE, THE WEIGHT OF THE LARGEST UNIT SHALL BE NO MORE THAN TWICE THE
WEIGHT OF THE SMALLEST UNIT. |
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FOOD
ADDITIVES |
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ACIDITY REGULATORS AND
FIRMING AGENTS USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TABLES 1 AND 2 OF THE GENERAL STANDARD
OF FOOD ADDITIVES (CODEX STAN 192-1995) IN FOOD CATEGORY (CANNED OR BOTTLED
(PASTEURIZED) FRUIT) OR LISTED IN TABLE 3 OF THE GENERAL STANDARD FOR FOOD
ADDITIVES ARE ACCEPTABLE FOR USE IN FOODS CONFORMING TO THIS STANDARD. |
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CONTAMINANTS |
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THE PRODUCT COVERED
BY THIS STANDARD SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MAXIMUM LEVELS OF THE GENERAL STANDARD
FOR CONTAMINANTS AND TOXINS IN FOOD AND FEED (CODEX STAN 193-1995). |
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THE PRODUCT COVERED
BY THIS STANDARD SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS FOR PESTICIDES
ESTABLISHED BY THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION. |
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HYGIENE |
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IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS STANDARD BE PREPARED AND
HANDLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROPRIATE SECTIONS OF THE CODE OF PRACTICE –
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF FOOD HYGIENE (CAC/RCP 1-1969), CODE OF HYGIENIC
PRACTICE FOR LOW-ACID AND ACIDIFIED LOW-ACID CANNED FOODS (CAC/RCP 23-1979)
AND OTHER RELEVANT CODEX TEXTS SUCH AS CODES OF HYGIENIC PRACTICE AND CODES
OF PRACTICE. |
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THE PRODUCTS SHOULD
COMPLY WITH ANY MICROBIOLOGICAL CRITERIA ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PRINCIPLES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND APPLICATION OF MICROBIOLOGICAL CRITERIA
FOR FOODS (CAC/GL 21-1997) |
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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES |
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MINIMUM FILL THE
CONTAINER SHOULD BE WELL FILLED WITH THE PRODUCT (INCLUDING PACKING MEDIUM)
WHICH SHOULD OCCUPY NOT LESS THAN 90% (MINUS ANY NECESSARY HEAD SPACE
ACCORDING TO GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES) OF THE WATER CAPACITY OF THE
CONTAINER. THE WATER CAPACITY OF THE CONTAINER IS THE VOLUME OF DISTILLED
WATER AT 20OC WHICH THE SEALED CONTAINER WILL HOLD WHEN COMPLETELY FILLED |
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· MINIMUM DRAINED WEIGHT o
FOR CANNED GRAPEFRUIT,
CANNED SWEET ORANGE VARIETIES AND AND PUMMELOS – THE DRAINED WEIGHT OF THE
PRODUCT SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 50%, CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF THE WEIGHT OF
DISTILLED WATER AT 20OC WHICH THE SEALED CONTAINER WILL HOLD WHEN COMPLETELY
FILLED. o
FOR CANNED PUMMELO –
THE DRAINED WEIGHT OF THE PRODUCT SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 40%, CALCULATED ON
THE BASIS OF THE WEIGHT OF DISTILLED WATER AT 20OC WHICH THE SEALED CONTAINER
WILL HOLD WHEN COMPLETELY FILLED. o
FOR CANNED MANDARIN
ORANGES – THE DRAINED WEIGHT OF THE PRODUCT SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 56%,
CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF THE WEIGHT OF DISTILLED WATER AT 20OC WHICH THE
SEALED CONTAINER WILL HOLD WHEN COMPLETELY FILLED. |
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LOT ACCEPTANCE THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR MINIMUM DRAINED WEIGHT SHOULD BE DEEMED TO BE COMPLIED WITH
WHEN THE AVERAGE DRAINED WEIGHT OF ALL CONTAINERS EXAMINED IS NOT LESS THAN
THE MINIMUM REQUIRED, PROVIDED THAT THERE IS NO UNREASONABLE SHORTAGE IN
INDIVIDUAL CONTAINERS. |
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LABELLING |
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THE PRODUCTS
COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS STANDARD SHALL BE LABELLED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE GENERAL STANDARD FOR THE LABELLING OF PREPACKAGED FOODS (CODEX STAN
1-1985). IN ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC PROVISIONS APPLY: |
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NAME OF THE PRODUCT
THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT SHALL BE “GRAPEFRUIT”, “MANDARIN ORANGES”, “PUMMELO”
OR “ORANGES”, |
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CANNED PUMMELO: o
THE STYLE SHALL BE
INCLUDED AS PART OF THE NAME OR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT o
THE PACKING MEDIUM
SHALL BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE NAME OR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE NAME OF
THE PRODUCT o THE COLOUR FOR GRAPEFRUIT OR PUMMELO IF “PINK”,
THE COLOUR TYPE “PINK” SHALL BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE NAME OR IN CLOSE
PROXIMITY TO THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT. |
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IF AN ADDED
INGREDIENT, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3.1.3, ALTERS THE FLAVOUR CHARACTERISTIC OF
THE PRODUCT, THE NAME OF THE FOOD SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE TERM “FLAVOURED
WITH X” OR “X FLAVOURED” AS APPROPRIATE. |
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· FOR CANNED MANDARIN ORANGES: o
THE STYLE, AS
APPROPRIATE, SHALL BE DECLARED AS A PART OF THE NAME OR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO
THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT, AS FOLLOWS: o
WHOLE SEGMENTS – A SIZE
CLASSIFICATION FOR WHOLE SEGMENTS STYLE MAY BE STATED ON THE LABEL IF THE
PACK COMPLIES WITH THE APPROPRIATE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS STANDARD. IN
ADDITION, THE NUMBER OF UNITS PRESENT IN THE CONTAINER MAY BE SHOWN BY A
RANGE OF COUNT, E.G., “(NUMBER) TO (NUMBER) WHOLE SEGMENTS”. o
BROKEN SEGMENTS. o
IN THE CASE OF SIZES,
SIZE DESIGNATION MAY BE DECLARED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE STYLE DESIGNATION,
E.G., “MIXED SIZED WHOLE SEGMENTS”. o THE PACKING MEDIUM SHALL BE DECLARED AS PART OF
THE NAME OR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY |
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OTHER STYLES – IF
THE PRODUCT IS PRODUCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OTHER STYLES PROVISION , THE
LABEL SHOULD CONTAIN IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE NAME OF THE PRODUCT SUCH
ADDITIONAL WORDS OR PHRASES THAT WILL AVOID MISLEADING OR CONFUSING THE
CONSUMER. |
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LABELLING OF
NON-RETAIL CONTAINERS INFORMATION FOR NON-RETAIL CONTAINERS SHALL BE GIVEN
EITHER ON THE CONTAINER OR IN ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS, EXCEPT THAT THE NAME OF
THE PRODUCT, LOT IDENTIFICATION, AND THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE
MANUFACTURER, PACKER, DISTRIBUTOR OR IMPORTER, AS WELL AS STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS,
SHALL APPEAR ON THE CONTAINER. HOWEVER, LOT IDENTIFICATION, AND THE NAME AND
ADDRESS OF THE MANUFACTURER, PACKER, DISTRIBUTOR OR IMPORTER MAY BE REPLACED
BY AN IDENTIFICATION MARK, PROVIDED THAT SUCH A MARK IS CLEARLY IDENTIFIABLE
WITH THE ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS. |
