MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS |
· IN ALL CLASSES, SUBJECT TO THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR EACH CLASS AND THE TOLERANCES ALLOWED, THE APPLES MUST BE: o INTACT; APPLES MUST NOT HAVE ANY DAMAGE OR INJURY SPOILING THE INTEGRITY OF THE PRODUCE. UNHEALED CRACKS AND INJURY OF THE STALK CAVITY ARE NOT ALLOWED. |
· INJURY OF THE STALK CAVITY |
· MECHANICAL DAMAGE |
· SOUND, PRODUCE AFFECTED BY ROTTING OR DETERIORATION SUCH AS TO MAKE IT UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION IS EXCLUDED; o APPLES MUST BE FREE FROM DISEASE OR SERIOUS DETERIORATION WHICH APPRECIABLY AFFECTS THEIR APPEARANCE, EDIBILITY OR KEEPING QUALITY. IN PARTICULAR, APPLES 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. |
o APPLES SHOWING THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS ARE THEREFORE EXCLUDED: § ROTTING, EVEN IF THE SIGNS ARE VERY SLIGHT § CORK (BITTER PIT) § JONATHAN SPOTS OR LENTICEL SPOTS § CORE FLUSH OR BROWN CORE § CORE ROT § CORE MOULD § LOW TEMPERATURE BREAKDOWN § SUPERFICIAL SCALD § SERIOUS SUNSCORCH § SERIOUS BRUISING § SEVERE DAMAGE DUE TO HAIL § ROUGH/CRACKED RUSSETING § SEVERE SCAB. |
· NAME OF THE PHOTO |
· ROT IN THE STALK CAVITY |
· CORK OR BITTER PIT |
· JONATHAN SPOT |
· LENTICEL SPOT |
· CORE FLUSH OR BROWN CORE |
· CORE ROT |
· CORE MOULD |
· LOW TEMPERATURE BREAKDOWN |
· SUPERFICIAL SCALD |
· SUPERFICIAL SCALD |
· SERIOUS BRUISING |
· SEVERE DAMAGE DUE TO HAIL |
· ROUGH/CRACKED RUSSETING |
· SEVERE SCAB |
· CLEAN, PRACTICALLY FREE OF ANY VISIBLE FOREIGN MATTER; o APPLES MUST BE PRACTICALLY FREE OF VISIBLE SOIL, DUST, CHEMICAL RESIDUE OR OTHER FOREIGN MATTER. o THE PRESENCE OF VISIBLE FOREIGN MATTER CAN DETRACT FROM THE COMMERCIAL PRESENTATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF APPLES. 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 THE PHOTO |
· SOOTY MOULD |
· PRACTICALLY FREE FROM PESTS; o THE PRESENCE OF PESTS CAN DETRACT FROM THE COMMERCIAL PRESENTATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE APPLES. 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 THE PHOTO |
· LARVAE |
· FREE FROM DAMAGE CAUSED BY PESTS AFFECTING THE FLESH; o 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 THE PHOTO |
· DAMAGE CAUSED BY LARVAE |
· FREE FROM SERIOUS WATERCORE1 o FOR VARIETIES MARKED WITH “V” IN THE LIST OF VARIETIES, WATER CORE IS NOT REGARDED AS A DEFECT BUT AS AN ASPECT ACCOMPANYING SPECIAL SWEETNESS IN TASTE. FOR ALL OTHER VARIETIES, SERIOUS WATERCORE DOES AFFECT THE SHELF LIFE. HOWEVER, WATERCORE ACCOMPANIED BY FERMENTED TASTE IS EXCLUDED FOR ALL VARIETIES INCLUDING FUJI AND MUTANTS. |
· NAME OF THE PHOTO |
· SERIOUS WATERCORE |
· 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. |
· FREE OF ANY FOREIGN SMELL AND/OR TASTE. o THIS PROVISION APPLIES TO APPLES 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 APPLES MUST BE SUCH AS TO ENABLE THEM: o TO WITHSTAND TRANSPORTATION AND HANDLING; o TO ARRIVE IN SATISFACTORY CONDITION AT THE PLACE OF DESTINATION. o APPLES SHOWING VISIBLE SIGNS OF WILTING OR SHRIVELLING ARE EXCLUDED. |
· NAME OF THE PHOTO |
· SHRIVELLED FRUIT |
