·
MELONS ARE
CLASSIFIED IN TWO CLASSES, AS DEFINED BELOW: |
CLASS I |
·
MELONS IN THIS
CLASS MUST BE OF GOOD QUALITY. THEY MUST BE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VARIETY
AND/ OR COMMERCIAL TYPE. |
· 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
SLIGHT DEFECTS IN COLOURING (A PALE COLOURING OF
THE RIND AT THE POINT WHERE THE FRUIT TOUCHED THE GROUND WHILE GROWING IS NOT
REGARDED AS A DEFECT); o
SLIGHT SKIN DEFECTS DUE TO RUBBING OR HANDLING; o
SLIGHT HEALED CRACKS AROUND THE PEDUNCLE OF LESS
THAN 2 CM IN LENGTH THAT DO NOT REACH THE FLESH. o
SLIGHT BRUISING. |
· THE
ILLUSTRATIONS FOR DEFECTS ALLOWED IN CLASS II ARE LISTED BELOW IN THE TABLE. o
NAME OF ILLUSTRATION o
DEFECT IN SHAPE – ROUND FRUIT o
DEFECT IN SHAPE – ELLIPTIC FRUIT |
· DEFECTS
IN COLOURING: o
NAME OF ILLUSTRATION o
COLOUR DEFECTS I o
COLOUR DEFECTS II |
· SKIN
DEFECTS: o
NAME OF ILLUSTRATION o
SKIN DEFECTS o
BRUISES THAT DO NOT AFFECT THE FLESH o
SLIGHT CRACKS AND DEEP SCRATCHES AROUND THE
PEDUNCLE o
SLIGHT CRACKS AND DEEP SCRATCHES |