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MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS |
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· IN ALL CLASSES, SUBJECT TO THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS
FOR EACH CLASS AND THE TOLERANCES ALLOWED, THE BULBS MUST BE:
· INTACT; o
ONIONS MUST NOT HAVE
ANY DAMAGE OR INJURY SPOILING THE INTEGRITY OF THE PRODUCE, SUCH AS CUTS OR
PUNCTURES OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL DAMAGE SUSTAINED DURING HARVESTING
AND/OR POST HARVEST HANDLING. |
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· NAME OF ILLUSTRATION ONIONS o
UNHEALED INJURIES
(YELLOW ONIONS) o
UNHEALED INJURIES (RED
ONIONS) |
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· SOUND; PRODUCE AFFECTED BY ROTTING OR
DETERIORATION SUCH AS TO MAKE IT UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION IS EXCLUDED; o
ONIONS MUST BE FREE
FROM DISEASE OR SERIOUS DETERIORATION WHICH APPRECIABLY AFFECTS THEIR
APPEARANCE, EDIBILITY OR KEEPING QUALITY. IN PARTICULAR, ONIONS 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. |
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· ONIONS SHOWING THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS ARE THEREFORE
EXCLUDED: |
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· NAME OF ILLUSTRATION ONIONS o
MOULD (YELLOW ONIONS) o
MOULD (RED ONIONS) o
MOULD ON THE FLESH
(WHITE ONIONS) o
ROTTING (RED ONIONS) o
NOT SOUND (RED ONIONS) |
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· CLEAN; PRACTICALLY FREE OF ANY VISIBLE FOREIGN
MATTER; o
ONIONS MUST BE
PRACTICALLY FREE OF VISIBLE SOIL, DUST, CHEMICAL RESIDUE OR OTHER FOREIGN
MATTER. |
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· NAME OF ILLUSTRATION ONIONS o
UNCLEAN (SOILED) o
UNCLEAN |
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· FREE FROM DAMAGE DUE TO FROST; o
AN ONION IS REGARDED AS
FROST-BITTEN WHEN MORE THAN TWO OF THE OUTER LAYERS OF THE FLESH ARE AFFECTED
AND THE FLESH HAS A WAXY APPEARANCE. A WAXY APPEARANCE OF THE OUTER LAYERS OF
THE FLESH CAN ALSO BE CAUSED BY MECHANICAL HANDLING. THIS SLIGHT DEFECT DOES
NOT AFFECT THE EDIBILITY OF THE ONIONS. THE WAXY APPEARANCE OF THE OUTER
LAYERS DISAPPEARS IN A FEW DAYS AFTER VENTILATION. |
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· NAME OF ILLUSTRATION o
FROST DAMAGE (EXTERNAL) o
FROST DAMAGE (ALL
LAYERS) |
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· SUFFICIENTLY DRY FOR THE INTENDED USE (IN THE CASE
OF ONIONS FOR STORING, AT LEAST THE FIRST TWO OUTER SKINS AND THE STEM MUST
BE FULLY DRIED); o
THE ONIONS MUST BE
PULLED WHEN RIPE ENOUGH TO MEET CURRENT PROVISIONS OF THE STANDARD, I.E. SUCH
THAT THEY REMAIN SUFFICIENTLY FIRM AND DO NOT BECOME SOFT OR SPONGY. |
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· WITHOUT HOLLOW OR TOUGH STEMS; o
ONIONS WITH HARD AND
FIBROUS FLORAL STEMS ARE NOT ALLOWED |
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· NAME OF ILLUSTRATION ONIONS o
HOLLOW OR TOUGH STEM |
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· PRACTICALLY FREE FROM PESTS; o
THE PRESENCE OF PESTS
CAN DETRACT FROM THE COMMERCIAL PRESENTATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE ONIONS.
THEREFORE, THE ACCEPTABLE LIMIT WOULD BE THE ODD INSECT, MITE OR OTHER PEST
IN THE PACKAGE OR SAMPLE; ANY COLONIES WOULD LEAD TO THE REJECTION OF THE
PRODUCE. |
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FREE FROM DAMAGE CAUSED
BY PESTS AFFECTING THE FLESH; o
PEST DAMAGE AFFECTING
THE FLESH MAKES THE PRODUCE UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION. |
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· NAME OF ILLUSTRATION ONIONS o
DAMAGE CAUSED BY PESTS |
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· FREE OF ABNORMAL EXTERNAL MOISTURE; o
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. |
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· FREE OF ANY FOREIGN SMELL AND/OR TASTE. o
THIS PROVISION APPLIES
TO ONIONS 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. IN ADDITION, THE STEMS MUST BE TWISTED OR CLEAN CUT AND MUST NOT
EXCEED 6 CM IN LENGTH (EXCEPT FOR STRINGED ONIONS). IF THE STEM IS TOO LONG
OR DEEP CUT THIS MAY LEAD TO SECONDARY INFECTIONS OF THE BULB AND EVENTUALLY
TO DISEASES. |
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· ILLUSTRATION NO. NAME OF ILLUSTRATION o
TWISTED AND CUT STEM o
LENGTH OF THE STEM |
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· THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONDITION OF THE ONIONS MUST
BE SUCH AS TO ENABLE THEM: o
TO WITHSTAND
TRANSPORTATION AND HANDLING, o
TO ARRIVE IN
SATISFACTORY CONDITION AT THE PLACE OF DESTINATION. |
