· IN ALL CLASSES, SUBJECT TO THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR EACH CLASS AND THE TOLERANCES ALLOWED, THE PEARS MUST BE: |
INTACT; |
· PEARS MUST NOT HAVE ANY DAMAGE OR INJURY AFFECTING THE INTEGRITY OF THE PRODUCE. |
· NAME OF ILLUSTRATION o CRACKS o INJURY OF THE STALK CAVITY o MECHANICAL DAMAGE o FRESH CRACK |
· SOUND, PRODUCE AFFECTED BY ROTTING OR DETERIORATION SUCH AS TO MAKE IT UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION IS EXCLUDED; |
· PEARS MUST BE FREE FROM DISEASE OR SERIOUS DETERIORATION WHICH APPRECIABLY AFFECTS THEIR APPEARANCE, EDIBILITY OR KEEPING QUALITY. IN PARTICULAR, PEARS AFFECTED BY ROTTING, EVEN IF THE SIGNS ARE VERY SLIGHT BUT LIABLE TO MAKE THE PRODUCE UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION UPON ARRIVAL AT THEIR DESTINATION, ARE TO BE EXCLUDED. |
· PEARS SHOWING THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS ARE THEREFORE EXCLUDED: o ROTTING, EVEN IF THE SIGNS ARE VERY SLIGHT o SUNBURN o BROWN HEART AND CAVITIES o CORE BREAKDOWN o SCALD, A PHYSIOLOGICAL, PROGRESSIVE DEFECT AFFECTING THE SKIN o GRITTINESS o SERIOUS BRUISING o DAMAGE DUE TO HAIL o ROUGH/CRACKED RUSSETING o SERIOUS SCAB. |
· NAME OF ILLUSTRATION o VERY SLIGHT TRACES OF ROT o SEVERE SUNBURN o BROWN HEART AND CAVITIES o CORE BREAKDOWN o SCALD o GRITTY FRUIT o SERIOUS BRUISING o SEVERE DAMAGE DUE TO HAIL o ROUGH/CRACKED RUSSETING o SERIOUS SCAB |
· VERY SLIGHT TRACES OF ROT PHOTO 18SEVERE SUNBURN PHOTO 19BROWN HEART AND CAVITIES PHOTO 20CORE BREAKDOWN PHOTO 21SCALD PHOTO 22GRITTY FRUIT PHOTO 23SERIOUS BRUISING PHOTO 24SEVERE DAMAGE DUE TO HAIL PHOTO 25ROUGH/CRACKED RUSSETING PHOTO 26SERIOUS SCAB |
· PEARS MUST BE PRACTICALLY FREE OF VISIBLE SOIL, DUST, CHEMICAL RESIDUE OR OTHER FOREIGN MATTER. |
· THE PRESENCE OF VISIBLE FOREIGN MATTER CAN DETRACT FROM THE COMMERCIAL PRESENTATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF PEARS. THEREFORE, THE ACCEPTABLE LIMIT FOR “PRACTICALLY FREE” WOULD BE – IN ALL CLASSES – TRACES OF FOREIGN MATTER. EXCESSIVE DUST, SOILING OR VISIBLE CHEMICAL RESIDUES WOULD LEAD TO THE REJECTION OF THE PRODUCE. |
· NAME OF ILLUSTRATION o SOOTY BLOTCH o FOREIGN MATTER |
· PRACTICALLY FREE FROM PESTS; THE PRESENCE OF PESTS CAN DETRACT FROM THE COMMERCIAL PRESENTATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE PEARS. THEREFORE, THE ACCEPTABLE LIMIT FOR “PRACTICALLY FREE” WOULD BE – IN ALL CLASSES – THE OCCASIONAL INSECT, MITE OR OTHER PEST; ANY COLONIES WOULD LEAD TO THE REJECTION OF THE PRODUCE. |
· NAME OF ILLUSTRATION o LARVAE |
· FREE FROM DAMAGE CAUSED BY PESTS AFFECTING THE FLESH; PEST DAMAGE AFFECTING THE FLESH MAKES THE PRODUCE UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION. ANY PEST DAMAGE AFFECTING THE SKIN ONLY IS ASSISTED WITHIN THE LIMITS ALLOWED FOR SKIN DAMAGE IN THE RESPECTIVE CLASSES. |
· NAME OF ILLUSTRATION DAMAGE CAUSED BY INSECTS |
· FREE OF ABNORMAL EXTERNAL MOISTURE; THIS PROVISION APPLIES TO EXCESSIVE MOISTURE, FOR EXAMPLE, FREE WATER LYING INSIDE THE PACKAGE, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE CONDENSATION ON PRODUCE FOLLOWING RELEASE FROM COOL STORAGE OR REFRIGERATED VEHICLE. |
· FREE OF ANY FOREIGN SMELL AND/OR TASTE. THIS PROVISION APPLIES TO PEARS STORED OR TRANSPORTED UNDER POOR CONDITIONS, WHICH HAVE CONSEQUENTLY RESULTED IN THEIR ABSORBING ABNORMAL SMELLS AND/OR TASTES, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROXIMITY OF OTHER PRODUCT WHICH GIVE OFF VOLATILE ODOURS. |
· THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONDITION OF THE PEARS MUST BE SUCH AS TO ENABLE THEM: o TO WITHSTAND TRANSPORTATION AND HANDLING; o TO ARRIVE IN SATISFACTORY CONDITION AT THE PLACE OF DESTINATION. |